Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins Starting Lineup — Tuesday, Jul 7, 2026
Final Lineups
Cleveland Guardians @ Minnesota Twins · Tuesday, Jul 7, 2026
Travis Bazzana, Kahlil Watson, Chase DeLauter, Kyle Manzardo, Rhys Hoskins, Brayan Rocchio, Daniel Schneemann, Patrick Bailey, and Steven Kwan have no MLB history vs Taj Bradley. Cleveland enters this matchup with a completely unfamiliar look against the right-hander, so there are no prior batter-versus-pitcher results to lean on here. That makes this one of the cleaner fresh-start spots on the slate.
Austin Martin, Brooks Lee, Josh Bell, Royce Lewis, Victor Caratini, Kody Clemens, Ryan Kreidler, Luke Keaschall, and Kyler Fedko have no MLB history vs Joey Cantillo. Minnesota is in the same position as Cleveland, with every projected hitter lacking prior major league plate appearances against the left-hander. There are no established matchup trends available from this lineup.
Takeaway: neither side has any familiarity with the opposing starter, so both lineups are essentially seeing a blank slate in this matchup. There is no edge in prior hitter-versus-pitcher experience for either club.
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Bazzana | 0.233 | 0.328 | 0.697 | 9 | 36 |
| 2 | Kahlil Watson | 0.239 | 0.264 | 0.605 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Chase DeLauter | 0.285 | 0.358 | 0.800 | 13 | 57 |
| 4 | Kyle Manzardo | 0.215 | 0.306 | 0.684 | 13 | 39 |
| 5 | Rhys Hoskins | 0.179 | 0.306 | 0.682 | 13 | 38 |
| 6 | Brayan Rocchio | 0.251 | 0.314 | 0.685 | 10 | 52 |
| 7 | Daniel Schneemann | 0.206 | 0.275 | 0.596 | 6 | 28 |
| 8 | Patrick Bailey | 0.189 | 0.247 | 0.542 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Steven Kwan | 0.265 | 0.372 | 0.699 | 2 | 24 |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Martin | 0.241 | 0.352 | 0.685 | 3 | 23 |
| 2 | Brooks Lee | 0.244 | 0.299 | 0.718 | 18 | 67 |
| 3 | Josh Bell | 0.258 | 0.321 | 0.754 | 17 | 77 |
| 4 | Royce Lewis | 0.240 | 0.312 | 0.731 | 13 | 45 |
| 5 | Victor Caratini | 0.225 | 0.316 | 0.646 | 7 | 38 |
| 6 | Kody Clemens | 0.236 | 0.293 | 0.758 | 21 | 61 |
| 7 | Ryan Kreidler | 0.228 | 0.281 | 0.652 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Luke Keaschall | 0.272 | 0.364 | 0.741 | 7 | 36 |
| 9 | Kyler Fedko | 0.000 | 0.105 | 0.105 | 0 | 1 |