Jose Miranda receives a suspension letter from the Minnesota Twins management due to his…

 Jose Miranda hit a game-tying home run and a tiebreaking double Sunday, and in return, the Twins figure to bestow on him an unusual reward: they’re taking his job away.

Miranda’s big game helped the Twins rally past the Houston Astros for a 4-3 victory at Minute Maid Park, capture their fourth consecutive series triumph and gain an admittedly small amount of satisfaction by beating the team that eliminated them from the playoffs last October.

The Twins hope their third baseman continues to deliver game-altering hits — but it probably won’t be Miranda very often. Though the Twins have not made the move official, Royce Lewis is expected to rejoin the team at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, reclaiming the position that Miranda has filled admirably for the past two months.

“Miranda’s been terrific. You feel comfortable sticking him in the three-hole to face Hunter Brown,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “He doesn’t get distracted. He’s done a nice job.”

Nice enough, in fact, that Miranda appears to be in little danger of being optioned to the minors — his eight RBI over the past week are the most on the Twins, and his .280 batting average this season is the team’s highest — but most of his at-bats starting Tuesday will come as a designated hitter, pinch hitter or even first baseman.

“We’re going to move him around and find ways to get him into the lineup most days,” Baldelli said, without confirming that Lewis’ activation is imminent. “When Royce comes back, he’s going to play, of course, but he’s not going to be out there seven days a week. [He’s been out] a very long time. So he may play a couple of games, get a day [off], play two or three games, get a day.”