Home after tough trip, Twins take on lowly Rockies

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The Minnesota Twins are eager to open a 10-game homestand when they face the Colorado Rockies for a three-game series starting Monday night in Minneapolis.

For the previous nine games, the Twins have been on the road. They went 3-6 against the Houston Astros, New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Minnesota, which was shut out in back-to-back games Friday and Saturday agains