Rookie Ryan shines as Twins hold Indians to 1 hit in 3-0 win

CLEVELAND (AP) — Joe Ryan carried a perfect game into the seventh inning of his second big league appearance, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 3-0 on Wednesday night.

Ryan, who was acquired in a July trade with Tampa Bay for slugger Nelson Cruz, retired his first 19 batters before Amed Rosario lined a single through the left side of the infield with one out in the seventh.

Caleb Thielbar worked a perfect eighth and Tyler Duffey finished the one-hitter for his third save. Rosario was the only baserunner for Cleveland, which has been no-hit twice and held without a hit in a seven-inning game this season.

Ryan (1-1) struck out four over seven innings, throwing 61 strikes in 85 pitches. The 25-year-old right-hander made his major league debut Sept. 1 against the Cubs and allowed three runs in five innings.

Miguel Sanó homered for Minnesota, which pitched back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 2019. Nick Gordon had an RBI double and Byron Buxton drove in Ryan Jeffers with a fielder’s choice.

Cleveland only managed one near-hit in the first six innings. It occurred in the second when Franmil Reyes slapped a grounder past third, but Luis Arraez ranged wide to his right and threw out the 6-foot-5, 275-pound slugger by a half-step.

Ryan was seeking Minnesota’s first no-hitter since Francisco Liriano on May 3, 2011, at the White Sox. Cleveland was no-hit on the road by Carlos Rodón of the White Sox on April 14 and at home by Cincinnati’s Wade Miley on May 7.

Minnesota opened the scoring in the fifth. Rob Refsnyder walked with two outs, stole second and scored on Gordon’s double to right off Triston McKenzie.

Sanó hit his 25th homer in the seventh. Jeffers doubled and scored in the eighth.

McKenzie (4-6) had his career-long win streak snapped at...

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