MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins third baseman Royce Lewis was faraway from Tuesday evening’s recreation in opposition to Detroit with tightness in his left groin, and the oft-injured budding star groused afterward about his prognosis.
Lewis was changed within the subject for the highest of the sixth inning. He had a two-run, two-out double within the third off Tigers ace Tarik Skubal, when he jogged into second base and felt like he could not even run at half-speed.
“He needed to come out. He simply wasn’t transferring the way in which that he wants to maneuver within the recreation, and it was simply the good factor to get him off the sphere,” supervisor Rocco Baldelli stated.
The Twins introduced Lewis’ standing as day-to-day, however after their 5-3 win, he stated he was nonetheless experiencing tightness and anticipated to get an MRI for additional evaluation.
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“In all probability not very optimistic, to be sincere with you,” Lewis stated. “I am praying, nevertheless it’s often at all times horrible information. So we’ll see.”
The primary general decide within the 2017 draft may be forgiven for his pessimism. Lewis missed 58 video games earlier this season with {a partially} torn quadriceps in his proper leg. He beforehand underwent two reconstructive knee surgical procedures for torn ACLs in the identical leg that waylaid the start of his profession.
Lewis has 31 homers and 80 RBIs in 100 main league video games, together with the postseason.
“What I can management, I am very completely happy about, however that is out of my management. I don’t know,” he stated.