Ahead of Monday’s game vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers, KSTP spoke with several Twins players.

Our Joe Schmit spoke with SS Carlos Correa, C Ryan Jeffers, RP Steven Okert, RP Jay Jackson, and 3B José Miranda, who was called up by the Twins earlier in the day.

Topics discussed include: Getting into a rhythm as the second week of the season starts, and facing Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.

***Click the video box above to watch our conversations with Correa, Jeffers, Okert, Jackson, and Miranda***

Below is a series preview, courtesy of the Associated Press:

Los Angeles Dodgers (8-4) vs. Minnesota Twins (3-4)

Minneapolis; Monday, 6:40 p.m.

PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: James Paxton (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.80 WHIP, five strikeouts); Twins: Bailey Ober (0-1, 54.00 ERA, 7.50 WHIP, one strikeout)

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins host the Los Angeles Dodgers to open a three-game series.

Minnesota went 87-75 overall and 47-34 in home games last season. The Twins scored 4.8 runs per game while allowing 4.1 last season.

Los Angeles has gone 2-2 in road games and 8-4 overall. The Dodgers lead the NL with 15 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game.

Monday’s game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ryan Jeffers leads the Twins with one home run while slugging .278. Alex Kirilloff is 10-for-26 with two doubles, three triples and two RBI over the last 10 games.

Shohei Ohtani has five doubles, a triple, two home runs and seven RBI while hitting .320 for the Dodgers. Will Smith is 17-for-41 with four doubles over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 3-4, .191 batting average, 3.54 ERA, outscored by five runs

Dodgers: 7-3, .272 batting average, 3.44 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs

INJURIES: Twins: Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Zack Weiss: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jhoan Duran: 15-Day IL (oblique), Josh Staumont: 15-Day IL (calf), Justin Topa: 15-Day IL (knee), Caleb Thielbar: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Anthony DeSclafani: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Winder: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Dodgers: Jason Heyward: 10-Day IL (back), Brusdar Graterol: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Emmet Sheehan: 60-Day IL (forearm), Blake Treinen: 15-Day IL (lung), Walker Buehler: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clayton Kershaw: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tony Gonsolin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dustin May: 60-Day IL (elbow)