In front of more than 44,000 fans, under the bright lights at Yankee Stadium, Ryan featured some of his best stuff. In the first inning, he touched 97.7 miles per hour, the fastest pitch of his career. He finished that at-bat by striking out three-time MVP Aaron Judge.

Joe Ryan allowed a run and four hits in 6 2/3 innings and the Minnesota Twins beat the Yankees 4-1 on Wednesday night, breaking a nine-game losing streak to New York. Ryan (12-5) allowed only a homer to Cody Bellinger in the game that was delayed at the start for 1 hour, 52, minutes because of rain.