It was quality over quantity for the Dodgers on Monday night. A bunch of empty at-bats, salvaged by a few emphatic drives that left the ballpark. In six innings against struggling Minnesota Twins starter David Festa, the Dodgers’ slumping offense managed ...

The Dodgers open up a series against the Twins. Game info Teams: Dodgers vs. Twins Ballpark: Dodger Stadium Start time: 7:10 p.m. TV: SportsNet LA Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)

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The defending World Series champions have lost 10 of their past 12 games but still lead the National League West.

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Brock Stewart, who surrendered a go-ahead home run in Saturday night's loss at Colorado, has already gotten over the frustration.

The Twins enjoyed a stroll in the ballpark Sunday, waltzing to a 7-1 victory over the walk-happy Rockies. Colorado pitchers issued four leadoff walks — three by starter German Marquez — and Minnesota hit four home runs, denying Colorado a rare three-game sweep at Coors Field.