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.

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

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

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 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.

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 pitched a career-high 161 2/3 innings in 2023 but struggled in the second half of the season. (John E. Sokolowski / USA Today) Ryan has always had the fastball.

After the Twins' 4-1 victory against the Yankees on Wednesday night, it was revealed that Paul Goldschmidt has a low grade right knee sprain.