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Buxton (knee) is in the lineup Monday against the Indians.

Buxton was lifted from Sunday's game in the third inning due to knee soreness, but the issue is not considered serious after an MRI on Monday morning cleared him of any structural damage. Buxton will man his usual center field spot Monday, and he'll bat eighth against Cleveland's Danny Salazar.

Cabrera went 3-for-4 with two home runs, four RBI and three runs in Sunday's 11-0 win over the Astros.

The future Hall of Famer is on another tear, hitting .429 (18-for-42) over the last 12 games with five home runs, 13 RBI and 10 runs. Cabrera's now got 23 homers on the season to go along with his typically stellar .303/.381/.533 slash line. He may not quite be the dominant force he was a few years ago, when he posted back-to-back 44-homer campaigns, but the 33-year-old still appears to have plenty of juice left in the tank.

Vargas went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer and two walks Sunday against the White Sox.

Vargas' fourth homer of the year gave the Twins a 3-0 lead in the first inning that they'd never relinquish. He finished July on a high-note, collecting hits in seven straight games to raise his slash line to .333/.446/.683 in 60 at-bats on the season.

Buxton will remain in Minnesota on Monday so he can undergo an MRI on his sore right knee, MLB.com's Rhett Bollinger reports.

The team currently has an optimistic outlook about their young outfielder's ailment, but Buxton will undergo further tests nonetheless to ensure nothing more serious is hidden. As long as the results come back clean, which is the expected outcome, Buxton should be able to rejoin the team in Cleveland later in the week.

Dickerson (hip) is expected to avoid the disabled list, but will also require several more days before a potential return to the lineup.

Dickerson is still dealing with the effects of a bruised right hip, having skipped the past two games (Sunday included) because of it. More on his status should arise as he nears a return.

Pederson is out of the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks, Eric Stephen of SB Nation's True Blue LA reports.

With southpaw Patrick Corbin toeing the rubber for the opposition, the lefty-hitting Pederson will take a seat, enabling Enrique Hernandez to log the start in center field in his return from the DL. Over 173 career plate appearances versus lefties, Pederson owns a .192/.281/.358 slash line.

The Twins diagnosed Buxton with a sore right knee following his departure in the third inning of Sunday's game against the White Sox, LaVelle Neal of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Buxton is being labeled as day-to-day, and although his injury appears minor, it may be more of a setback for the outfielder than most players. He had already hurt the same knee twice in one week after banging into the outfield wall prior to the All-Star break, so the fact that the right knee is bothering him again just over two weeks later is somewhat discouraging. The Twins may be inclined to give Buxton a few days off to rest the injury, in which case Robbie Grossman, Danny Santana or Eddie Rosario, who replaced Buxton on Sunday, could see more action in center field.

Buxton appeared to tweak his leg while running the bases in Sunday's game against the White Sox. He was removed from the contest in the top of the third inning.

After walking during his lone plate appearance in the second inning, Buxton easily stole second base, but not before injuring himself in the process. Though he was initially able to stay in the game, he was clearly hobbled as he ran to third base on a ground ball and was replaced at the top half of the next inning by Eddie Rosario. The Twins should have a formal diagnosis of Buxton's condition after the game.

Martinez (elbow) is expected to be activated from the disabled list before the Tigers' homestand concludes Aug. 7, Matthew Mowery of The Oakland Press reports. "[Martinez is] getting close. He's going to DH again [Saturday]," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. Like I said, it wouldn't be a shock to me if we saw him before the end of this homestand. I'd actually be more surprised if we didn't see him before the end of the homestand."

Martinez's elbow still presents pain for him while throwing, so he has yet to see any time in the outfield during his rehab stint with Triple-A Toledo. The Tigers utilize Victor Martinez as a full-time DH, so J.D. Martinez may need to prove that he can defend his position capably before the team activates him. In any event, Martinez's return seems forthcoming, so he's worth stashing in just about any format if he was dropped after suffering the injury back in mid-June.

Pederson went 1-for-4 with a solo shot in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the D'Backs.

Pederson hit his 15th home run, and second in as many nights, in a fairly meaningless situation with his team down to their last out and trailing by three runs with nobody on base in the final frame. The 24-year-old center fielder has scored a run in six straight games while going 8-for-20 (.400) with two homers, six RBI and six runs during that stretch.