Miguel Sano

Minnesota left All-Star third baseman Miguel Sano off its roster for the Twins' AL wild-card playoff game against the New York Yankees after he failed to fully recover from an injured left shin.

Minnesota Twins slugger Miguel Sano is coming back just in time for the playoffs.

The Twins behind a 6-run 2nd inning defeated the New York Yankees 6-1 Wednesday to capture the rubber game of the 3-game series. Zack Granite had a 2-run single before Miguel Sano hit a 3-run home run for Minnesota.

The Twins lost 6-2 Sunday in Kansas City to drop into a tie with the Royals for 2nd place in the American League Central. The Royals scored 3 runs in 3rd inning, 2 runs in 4th inning and 1 run in the 5th.

The Twins outscored the Orioles in Baltimore 14-7 last night to win the first game of a 3-game series. Minnesota trailed 6-2 before scoring 4 runs in the 5th inning and adding 6 runs in the 6th inning.

The Twins won at Kansas City 7-5 Sunday after winning the only other game played in the series on Friday night. Miguel Sano was solid at the plate going 3-5 with a 3-run homerun and 5 RBIs, Kennys Vargas was 2-5, Jorge Polanco went 2-5 with 1 RBI and Brian Dozier was 2-5 with a run scored.

The Twins lost 8-7 in Boston to the Red Sox Sunday. The Red Sox scored 3 runs in the 3rd inning and added 5 more in the 5th inning. Tommy Milone allowed 8 runs (4 earned) in 4 2/3 innings to take the loss for the Twins.

The Minnesota Twins are reportedly set to call up another top prospect to the Major Leagues.