Mariners top prospect Kyle Lewis sitting out with knee soreness in Class A Modesto

Mariners first-round draft pick, Everett AquaSox outfielder Kyle Lewis, warms up before a game against Spokane, Sunday, July 10, 2016, in Everett. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)When the Class A Modesto Nuts took the field for Thursday night’s road game against Inland Empire at San Manuel Stadium in San Bernadino, Calif., top prospect Kyle Lewis was not in the starting lineup for the third straight game.

It set off a small panic amongst prospect fanatics and Mariners fans, who track the organization’s top young talent. The worry is heightened given Lewis’ recent injury history, which included a gruesome season-ending knee injury last July in a collision at the plate and the subsequent…