At one point about halfway through, he started puking blood. After the intense bout of vomiting ended, Ryan dealt with night sweats that kept him up nearly all night on Monday. He also said he had a 102-degree fever at one point during the ordeal.

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,

The Twins made it back to .500 by running their winning streak to seven games. Joe Ryan gave up two hits over six innings, and Trevor Larnach accounted for all the runs needed.