Eight days and nearly half a team later, the Minnesota Twins finally return home.

Much has changed for the Twins, who last played a home game on July 30 -- one day before the front office executed a fire sale at the trade deadline. By the time Minnesota regrouped for its six-game road trip starting Aug. 1, the Twins had shipped away 10 players representing almost 40 percent of the big-league roster.

A slew of replacements from other organizations and the minor leagues helped Minnesota go 3-3 on its road trip. The Twins aim for another win when they meet the Kansas City Royals on Friday night to start a three-game series in Minneapolis.

Alan Roden, one of several young players who joined the Twins last week, said he and his teammates are eager to prove themselves.

"We kind of all are at

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