Byron Buxton to sit for third straight game with sore right hip muscle

MINNEAPOLIS — Byron Buxton is trying to balance his sanity with a smart, 10,000-foot view of how aggravating his sore right hip could cost him significant playing time.Though the two-time Minnesota Twins All-Star will be out of the lineup for a third straight day Saturday, Buxton was in a jovial mood after participating in a series of baseball drills, his first activity in several days. Out with a sore right hip flexor muscle since Thursday, Buxton ran on the warning track, worked on fielding drills with outfield coach Grady Sizemore and headed to the weight room for more activity with the strength and athletic training staffs.Advertisement