MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins rookie slugger Miguel Sano is dealing with a mild right hamstring strain, and he was held out of the starting lineup on Friday against the Astros.
Sano, who has been the club's best hitter since being called up on July 2, was originally slated to start at third base, but he told the training staff his hamstring has been bothering him, so manager Paul Molitor kept him out of the lineup as a precautionary move.
"I think it's been a gradual thing as far as I know," Molitor said. "I haven't heard anything specific other than that I had him in there originally playing third base today, but he came in and talked a little bit about his concerns about it and what he could and couldn't do.