As the Twins crumble around him, Ryan is neck and neck with Sonny Gray for Minnesota's best season by a starter since Johan Santana.

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.

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.

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.

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