MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins right-hander Joe Ryan, one of the best up-and-coming pitchers in baseball, has owned the Detroit Tigers over his first two seasons in the big leagues.
Entering Friday, the 27-year-old had a 2.54 ERA — allowing eight runs in 28u2153 innings — in five starts against the Tigers.
A different version of the Tigers, a better version, showed up to Target Field on Friday and crushed Ryan for six runs across seven innings. A five-run third inning, fueled by Javier Báez's fifth home run of the season, propelled the Tigers to a 7-1 victory in the second of four games in the series.