Twins’ Byron Buxton misses game after elbow hit
Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton was scratched from Sunday’s lineup, a day after being hit on the left elbow by a pitch.
Buxton left Saturday’s game against the Houston Astros with a bruised elbow after a pitch from Hunter Brown in the sixth inning of the Twins’ 3-2 loss.
After the game, manager Rocco Baldelli said they didn’t think the injury was serious and that he was listed as day-to-day.
Buxton, who was scratched approximately an hour before the first pitch, was scheduled to open the game and play center field in the series finale. He was replaced in center field by Harrison Bader.
So far this season, Buxton is batting .273 with 11 home runs and 41 RBIs in 54 games. He missed about two weeks last month after suffering a concussion in a collision with Carlos Correa.
