To make matters worse, star center fielder Byron Buxton left the game early with what the Twins are calling "left side soreness." He's reportedly day to day, putting his status for Sunday afternoon's series finale in question.

Twins center fielder Byron Buxton left the clubhouse early today to get a magnetic resonance imaging exam. On pace for a possible career high in games this season — he played 140 in 2017 — Buxton left Saturday night’s 9-3 loss to Washington after the sixth inning at Target Field with left-side soreness.

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