Twins righty Ryan sharp after illness, leads Minnesota to 2-1 win over Giants

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — 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.

Ryan (3-2) was scratched from his start Thursday against Baltimore due to illness, which he said was at its most intense on Monday. He seemed no worse for the wear Saturday.

Ryan’s only blunder in six innings was a solo homer by Heliot Ramos, who had three of the Giants' four hits. Ryan struck out seven and surrendered just two hits on 76 pitches.

Jhoan Duran earned his seventh save of the season. The Twins' season-high win streak is now at seven games as Minnesota finally pulled to .500 (20-20) after a slow start to the year.

Logan Webb (4-3) was solid for the Giants in the loss. He struck out nine but gave up Larnach's homer in the third.

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was ejected in the bottom of the sixth inning after arguing with home plate umpire Adrian Johnson. Baldelli appeared to not like a strike call against shortstop Carlos Correa and argued with the umpires for over a minute before leaving the field and tossing his hat. It was the 16th career ejection for Baldelli.

The Giants had the tying run at third with one out in the top of the eighth, but Ramos was picked off by Twins catcher Christian Vázquez. His throw down the line was in time to get Ramos, who wandered too far from the base.

Minnesota's bullpen was sharp once again, tossing three scoreless innings in the win. The Twins' bullpen entered with a 3.38 ERA, eighth-best in the majors.

Right-hander Landen Roupp (2-3, 4.89 ERA) gets the start for the series finale Sunday, while Twins ace Pablo López (3-2, 2.18) will take the mound for the first time since his 11-strikeout game against Baltimore.

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Minnesota Twins right fielder Willi Castro (50) makes a leaping catch at the wall for an out on the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

San Francisco Giants outfielder Heliot Ramos (17) celebrates in the dugout after hitting a home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb (62) throws to the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Minnesota Twins pitcher Joe Ryan (41) throws to the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh, local officials said Sunday.

A young woman died overnight in a hospital intensive care unit after debris from a drone fell on a house during the attack on Saturday, regional Gov. Alexander Gusev said on Telegram.

Three other people were wounded and more than 10 apartment buildings, private houses and a high school were damaged, he said, adding that air defenses shot down 17 drones over Voronezh. The city is home to just over 1 million people and lies some 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

The attack came the day after Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight into Friday, killing at least four people in the capital Kyiv, according to Ukrainian officials.

For only the second time in the nearly four-year war, Russia used a powerful new hypersonic missile that struck western Ukraine in a clear warning to Kyiv and NATO.

The intense barrage and the launch of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile followed reports of major progress in talks between Ukraine and its allies on how to defend the country from further aggression by Moscow if a U.S.-led peace deal is struck.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday in his nightly address that Ukrainian negotiators “continue to communicate with the American side.”

Chief negotiator Rustem Umerov was in contact with U.S. partners Saturday, he said.

Separately, Ukraine’s General Staff said Russia targeted Ukraine with 154 drones overnight into Sunday and 125 were shot down.

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This photo provided by the Ukrainian Security Service on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, shows a fragment believed to be a part of a Russian Oreshnik intermediate range hypersonic ballistic missile that hit the Lviv region. (Ukrainian Security Service via AP)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second left, listens to British Defense Secretary John Healey during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)