MINNEAPOLIS — Considering Gary Sanchez was in a 10-for-85 slump when he went on the injured list Wednesday with a left groin injury, the Yankees won’t immediately miss the All-Star catcher.

In Austin Romine, the Yankees have a very capable catcher to step into the starting lineup who has enough muscle to make up for the difference in the power department, though Sanchez had only one homer in those 85 at-bats before suffering the injury when he landed awkwardly on the first base bag running out a ground ball in the eighth inning of Tuesday night’s epic 14-12 Yankees win over the Twins.

Sanchez’s last homer was July 4 against the Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla., a drive that traveled 461 feet.

Following Tuesday night’s win in which Sanchez went 0-for-5, he wasn’t ready to admit the IL was a possibility when informed Aaron Boone had mentioned there was a chance that’s where he’d likely end up. An MRI exam Wednesday uncovered a Grade 1 strain and he was put on the shelf for the second time this season.

“In the scale of strains, I guess it is minor, somewhat good news, but it is going to be some time,’’ said Boone, who refused to put a timeline on when Sanchez might return. Considering the position he plays, three to four weeks is a good guess. “We will have to see how the next week unfolds, how he is feeling and when he can start back up baseball activities.’’

Sanchez missed two weeks in April with a strained left calf during his first trip to the IL. Last season he was on the shelf twice with right groin injuries. He is hitting .229 with 24 homers and 58 RBIs.

The injury means the Yankees will turn to Romine and recalled Kyle Higashioka from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to take Sanchez’s roster spot.

Romine, considered among the game’s better backup catchers, went 1-for-3 with a sacrifice fly in the Yankees’ 10-7 win on Wednesday night. He is hitting .246 in 40 games. Higashioka has appeared in four big-league games for the Yankees this season.

The Yankees optioned right-hander Jonathan Holder to SWB and recalled lefty reliever Nestor Cortes Jr. from SWB. Cortes picked up the win Wednesday.