Barring another finger injury to a middle infielder, Brendan Harris will start at third base today. Harris said he’s taken some grounders at third in recent days, and Twins manager Ron Gardenhire told Harris yesterday that he would be at the hot corner tonight.

The Twins are still building a sample size against Cleveland lefty Aaron Laffey but Justin Morneau is 5 for 7 against him with 3 RBI. Alexi Casilla is 0 for 7.

Twins win today, and it’s seven straight series.

4:29 update: Cleveland has signed Jeff Weaver to a minor league contract, which shows you how much the Indians need pitching prospects back as part of any C.C. Sabathia trade.

Indians (37-49): 1. Grady Sizemore, CF. 2. Jamey Carroll, 2B. 3. Ben Francisco, LF. 4. Jhonny Peralta, SS. 5. Shin-Soo Choo, RF. 6. Casey Blake, 1B. 7. David Dellucci, DH. 8. Kelly Shoppach, C. 9. Andy Marte, 3B. Pitching: Aaron Laffey.

Twins (48-38):  1. Carlos Gomez, CF. 2. Alexi Casilla, 2B. 3. Joe Mauer, C. 4. Justin Morneau, 1B. 5. Craig Monroe. DH. 6. Delmon Young, LF. 7. Brendan Harris, 3B. 8. Nick Punto, SS. 9 Denard Span, RF. Pitching: Kevin Slowey.

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