How to watch Guardians vs. Twins: TV channel and streaming options for July 7

The Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Guardians square off in the first of a three-game series on Tuesday at Target Field, at 7:40 p.m. ET. Taj Bradley (7-3, 3.86 ERA) will start for the Twins, who are 44-47 this season and third in the AL Central. Joey Cantillo (7-3, 3.86 ERA) is the expected starter for the Guardians, who are 47-44 and second in the AL Central.

How to watch Cleveland Guardians vs. Minnesota Twins

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Injury reports

Twins

Ryan Jeffers: 10 Day IL (Hand), Bailey Ober: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Cole Sands: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Anthony Banda: 15 Day IL (Lat), Mick Abel: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Pablo Lopez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Garrett Acton: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), David Festa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Byron Buxton: day-to-day (Hip), Zebby Matthews: day-to-day (Foot)

Guardians

José Ramírez: 10 Day IL (Hand), Angel Martinez: 10 Day IL (Foot)

Stats to know

• Minnesota’s Byron Buxton is slashing .271/.328/.575 this season with 25 home runs (5th in MLB), 45 RBIs and an OPS of .904 (11th in MLB). He has a 24.8% strikeout rate and a 6.9% walk rate in 335 plate appearances, and he has scored 57 total runs. Buxton has recorded seven steals on eight attempts.
• In 348 plate appearances, Brooks Lee is hitting .250/.305/.434 with a .740 OPS and five steals on eight attempts. He has hit 14 long balls, driven in 48 runs and scored 43 times.
• Brayan Rocchio has hit six home runs this season. He has also tallied 37 RBIs and has scored 36 runs. In 333 plate appearances, he has recorded a .276 BA, .347 OBP and .395 SLG with an 8.1% walk rate and a 13.8% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 15 steals on 20 attempts.
• In 306 plate appearances, Chase DeLauter has slashed .272/.337/.420 this season. He has hit eight long balls and driven in 41 runs with a strikeout rate of 13.7% and a walk rate of 9.2%. and has scored 29 runs.

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