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Mauer (quads) feeling better, returns to lineup

TORONTO -- Twins first baseman Joe Mauer returned to the lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays, batting second and playing first base.

Mauer missed the past three games with sore quads, and manager Paul Molitor said the veteran woke up on Saturday feeling better.

"We talked about it the last few days," Molitor said. "I don't think it's completely disappeared in terms of some of the symptoms he's trying to play with."

Mauer has been dealing with the injury for several weeks, but he aggravated it scoring from first on a double on Aug.