MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins second baseman Luis Arraez was removed from Friday's intrasquad game at Target Field with soreness in his right knee and is considered day to day, the club announced. Manager Rocco Baldelli characterized it as a "fairly minor issue" and said he expects Arraez to be fine within the next several days.

Arraez's availability for Opening Day doesn't appear to be in question.

"We're going to see how he is tomorrow," Baldelli said. "I think there's a chance you may see him out there tomorrow, or there's a chance we give him a couple of days to start feeling better and making sure he's ready to go for Opening Day."

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Arraez reached on a fielding error during a second-inning at-bat and advanced to second base on a wild pitch, during which he awkwardly slowed down without a slide as he reached the bag. He was seen grimacing slightly after the play but remained in the game as a baserunner. Baldelli said Arraez wanted to return to the field on defense, but the Twins replaced him with prospect Travis Blankenhorn in the bottom of the frame.

The 23-year-old Arraez is slated to be the Twins' starting second baseman after he hit .334/.399/.439 last season en route to finishing sixth in American League Rookie of the Year Award voting.

Arraez is the third member of the projected Opening Day lineup to be temporarily sidelined, joining center fielder Byron Buxton (left mid-foot sprain) and first baseman Miguel Sanó (ramping up from COVID-19 quarantine). Since Marwin Gonzalez already looks to be the primary first baseman until Sanó's return, Ehire Adrianza or Blankenhorn could be in line to fill in at second base, if needed.

Roster depth continues to impress
There was plenty of offense to go around on a hot Friday afternoon at Target Field, as the bats exploded out of the off-day for a combined 14 runs and 16 hits across seven innings in an 8-6 victory for Max Kepler's navy team over Jorge Polanco's white team.

"Our lineup does seem like they're in a really good spot right now across the board, probably even ahead of where I thought we might be at this point in the [summer]," Baldelli said. "It's nice to see."

It's not only the big boppers doing damage; in an encouraging sign, projected bench players like Adrianza, Jake Cave and LaMonte Wade Jr continued strong camps with multihit games; Adrianza knocked in four runs and Wade three. The top prospects also shone for a second straight game, highlighted by homers from No. 2 prospect Alex Kirilloff and No. 12 Brent Rooker.

Trevor Larnach (No. 3) reached base three times, following a 2-for-3 performance in Wednesday night's exhibition. Blankenhorn (No. 18) walked three times, and in the continued absence of Willians Astudillo (COVID-19), there could be an opening for Blankenhorn's versatility to impact the Major League roster soon.

"I think [Blankenhorn's] showing you a lot of the signs that he can be a productive Major League player," Baldelli said. "And he's still working, too. He likes to work. He's got a good head on his shoulders. He takes care of everything he has to do when he shows up to the ballpark. It’s what you want to see from a good young prospect, and I think he has a good chance."

Shortstop Royce Lewis (No. 1) also appeared with the big leaguers for the first time this summer, going 0-for-3 with a strikeout and pair of groundouts.

Pineda makes Summer Camp debut
Michael Pineda returned to the Target Field mound Friday afternoon for the first time since last September, tossing one inning of relief.

The right-hander still has to serve 36 games of the 60-game suspension he incurred after testing positive for a banned diuretic, which will keep him out of action until the end of August. He has been building up at the club's alternate training site at CHS Field in St. Paul, Minn., but pitching coach Wes Johnson wanted to see him against live batters on the stadium mound.

"I think he was really happy to get out there," Baldelli said. "He had his big smile. I think he threw a couple fastballs and then he said, 'You know, I’m going to go changeup with these guys.' Started doing his thing out there."

Pineda allowed the homer to Kirilloff and a sharp single to Larnach, but otherwise struck out Alex Avila, Lane Adams and Polanco in a 14-pitch inning. Johnson said earlier in camp that the Twins still plan to stretch Pineda as a starter before his anticipated return late in the year.

"I think Mike is also capable of probably going a little bit longer than that if we wanted him to, but there’s no real need to do that at the moment," Baldelli said. "I think this fits very well with where we’re at in the [summer] and where he’s at."