The Twins started their turnaround by taking care of business against two of the worst teams in the American League, winning five of six games on their last homestand. A blip in Cleveland and Boston was followed by a seven-game winning streak that has finally pulled the Twins back to .500 for the first time since Opening Day.

Twins starter Joe Ryan overcame an illness earlier in the week to put together a strong outing and Trevor Larnach delivered a big two-run homer as Minnesota held on for a 2-1 win Saturday night over the San Francisco Giants.

Call it the Joe Ryan flu game. Ryan, whose scheduled start was pushed after he fell violently ill, pitched six innings of one-run ball to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants,