Twins pitcher Joe Ryan, who was scheduled to start in Thursday afternoon's series finale against the Orioles, has been scratched due to illness, according to reports. Bailey Ober will jump up one day and get the ball for Minnesota as they look to complete a sweep over Baltimore at Target Field.

As soon as Joe Ryan started feeling sick this week, the Twins started making contingency plans for his scheduled start Thursday afternoon. An off day Monday meant that they could work around it without having to make a roster move,

The Orioles need pitching, and the Twins need hitting. Are these two teams a match made in trade deadline heaven?

The Twins made it back to .500 by running their winning streak to seven games. Joe Ryan gave up two hits over six innings, and Trevor Larnach accounted for all the runs needed.

Joe Ryan finished his follow-through and, in one motion, stepped backwards off the Fenway Park mound, snapping his gum after getting Romy Gonzalez to chase on a sweeper way outside the zone to end the sixth.

Turns out, winning eight games in a row does wonders for a team’s playoff odds. Roughly a quarter of the way through the season, the Twins have hit the reset button and are positioned to live up to their potential.

The Minnesota Twins haven't gotten off to the start they likely wanted to. Instead of dominating and jumping out to a division lead, the Twins sit at 18-20 and

Its Thursday, May 8 and the Orioles (13-21) are in Minneapolis to take on the Twins (16-20). Dean Kremer is slated to take the mound for Baltimore against Joe Ryan for Minnesota.