HOUSTON – Royce Lewis has identified the culprit in the rash of injuries that have sent him to the injured list eight times in his four-year major league career. It’s baseball. “I’m tired of being the one who’s being bullied and picked on by this game.

The Minnesota Twins placed third baseman Royce Lewis on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left hamstring strain. Also on Saturday, center fielder Byron Buxton left the game against the Astros in the seventh inning with a bruised left elbow after being hit by a pitch an inning earlier.

Swept in Houston, the Twins have lost five of their last six series and are 10-15 overall since the 13-game winning streak ended.