PHILADELPHIA - Three games in, and Nelson Cruz has not been found in the starting lineup.

I saw him in the clubhouse this morning and asked him to remind me of what his swing looks like. He laughed and said he'd send me a video from the batting cage.

At least he's in good spirits. He brought a glove on the trip and is ready to play in the outfield when needed. And he said on Friday that there was a plan in place for him to start a game.

"I know I'll play in the outfield at some point," he said at the time, "but I don't know where. So I'll leave that to Rocco."

With the Twins needing a win today to take the three-game series, it seems a little odd that Cruz wouldn't get a chance to start. But I also have to remember that there's a good reason why Cruz is a designated hitter.

That makes it tricky to use him in the field in interleague games like today's.

"We're not going to hesitate to use him," Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. "These are kind of good days for not just Nelson but a lot of our guys. These National League games. One we've seen the impact guys have coming off the bench and how many guys are out of games in the fourth or fifth or sixth inning. In an ideal spot we could definitely see Nelson come in and impacting these games."

We have some injury updates.

Miguel Sano has moved beyond conditioning type drills and is throwing, taking grounders and swinging the bat. No word on when he could play in an extended spring training game

Matt Magill and Gabriel Moya are throwing bullpens and are getting close to appearing in games. But both will need to go through a spring training before they are ready.

Stephen Gonsalves is rehabbing in Fort Myers. He's been slowed by forearm soreness, and the Twins aren't taking any chances with him.

Addison Reed continues to get treatment on his thumb while working on his conditioning.

Nick Gordon has been slowed by gastrointestinal issues and has yet to resume baseball activities.

Twins

Max Kepler, RF
C.J. Cron, 1B
Eddie Rosario, LF
Marwin Gonzalez, 3B
Jonathan Schoop, 2B
Ehire Adrianza, SS
Jason Castro, C
Byron Buxton, CF
Jose Berrios, RHP

Phillies

Andrew McCutchen, LF
Jean Segura, SS
Bryce Harper, RF
Rhys Hoskins, 1B
J.T. Realmuto, C
Odubel Herrera, CF
Cesar Hernandez, C
Maikel Franco, 3B
Zach Eflin, RHP