The Pittsburgh Pirates face the Minnesota Twins in the opener of a 3-game series at Target Field in Minneapolis Friday.

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The Boston Red Sox are reportedly among the teams eyeing a trade for All-Star starting pitcher Joe Ryan this summer.

Also random: Jeff Nelson (Mariners), Paul Quantrill (Yankees) and Mike Stanton (Yankees). It was a big year for AL setup men.

Boston appears ready to buy at the trade deadline if the team stays on schedule in contention through the end of July. Starting pitching additions should be the priority and MLB Network's Jon Morosi ...

The Twins will counter with their own All-Star right-hander, Joe Ryan, who is 8-4 with a 2.76 ERA. Ryan recently learned he will head to next week's All-Star Game in Atlanta, replacing Houston's ...

If you haven’t seen what Joe Ryan has been doing for the Twins this season, he has singlehandedly kept the starters room ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins host the Pittsburgh Pirates to begin a three-game series. Minnesota is 26-19 in home games and 45-48 overall. The Twins have gone 21-37 in games when they have allowed ...

The stage is set for a fun Friday night at Target Field featuring Ryan vs. fellow All-Star Paul Skenes and a postgame concert ...

Joe Ryan buzz gets louder after Craig Breslow's comments. With the Minnesota Twins on the verge of another trade deadline ...

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two home runs for his fifth multi-homer game this season, powering the Chicago Cubs past the ...