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.

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

The Minnesota Twins are back above .500, but the team needs to make moves at the trade deadline in order to help them make the playoffs.

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.

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.

As soon as Joe Ryan started feeling sick this week, the Twins started making contingency plans for his scheduled start Thursday afternoon.

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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