Still, the somewhat threadbare rotation depth magnifies Ryan’s importance, as does the lack of established shutdown arms in the bullpen. Part of why the Twins are relying on pitchers like Ohl to give them relief innings is that they don't have many reliable short relievers.

In front of more than 44,000 fans, under the bright lights at Yankee Stadium, Ryan featured some of his best stuff. In the first inning, he touched 97.7 miles per hour, the fastest pitch of his career. He finished that at-bat by striking out three-time MVP Aaron Judge.

In a season going downhill for the Minnesota Twins, right-hander Joe Ryan has been a consistent force. Ryan attempts to continue his strong season Tuesday night when the Twins open a three-game series against the Athletics in Minneapolis. Ryan (12-5, 2.72 ERA) is one of baseball's winningest pitchers and ranks ninth in the majors in ERA.

The Twins see parallels between a past trade deadline success story and one of their newest pitching prospects.

Joe Ryan allowed a run and four hits in 6 2/3 innings and the Minnesota Twins beat the Yankees 4-1 on Wednesday night, breaking a nine-game losing streak to New York. Ryan (12-5) allowed only a homer to Cody Bellinger in the game that was delayed at the start for 1 hour, 52, minutes because of rain.

Ryan (12-6) allowed five runs (two earned) on six hits and a walk over four innings Tuesday, striking out six and taking a loss against the Athletics. Ryan worked through two scoreless frames before coughing up a two-run shot to Shea Langeliers in the third inning.

Joe Ryan permitió una carrera y cuatro hits en seis episodios y dos tercios por los Mellizos de Minnesota, quienes vencieron el miércoles 4-1 a los Yankees, para

“Joe Ryan, who allowed two runs in six innings, thought he was traded after an errant social media post from FOX Sports said he was dealt to the Boston Red Sox. It took several minutes before he ...

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 13: Joe Ryan #41 of the Minnesota Twins looks on after recording a strikeout against Vinnie Pasquantino #9 of the Kansas City Royals to end the top of the seventh ...

Paul Skenes, Trevor Rogers and Brandon Woodruff are among the projected two-start pitchers for the upcoming week.