Overview
- The Twins activated Joe Ryan on Monday and announced he is expected to start that night in Detroit after a month on the 15-day injured list with a left glute strain.
- Ryan threw 42 pitches in a Triple-A rehab start and is likely to be on a tight pitch count — roughly 50–60 pitches — in his return to protect his workload.
- Minnesota optioned right-hander Garrett Acton to Triple-A to open a roster spot for Ryan and plans to manage other young arms, including how it uses Connor Prielipp, to protect innings down the stretch.
- The club has 19 regular-season games left and faces three at Detroit followed by three at Target Field against Cleveland in a week that will strongly influence its wild-card hopes.
- The Twins entered the week several games back for the final AL wild-card spot and have seen FanGraphs cut their playoff probability to about 3.5 percent after an 11–20 slide since early August.