Turns out, winning eight games in a row does wonders for a team’s playoff odds. Roughly a quarter of the way through the season, the Twins have hit the reset button and are positioned to live up to their potential.

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.

Twins pitcher Joe Ryan, who was scheduled to start in Thursday afternoon's series finale against the Orioles, has been scratched due to illness, according to reports. Bailey Ober will jump up one day and get the ball for Minnesota as they look to complete a sweep over Baltimore at Target Field.

The Orioles need pitching, and the Twins need hitting. Are these two teams a match made in trade deadline heaven?

In case you’ve missed it — and the attendance numbers at Target Field suggest you probably have — the Minnesota Twins are on quite the heater, of late. Since last Saturday, the Twins have won eight-straight games, including a perfect 6-0 homestand last week against the Baltimore Orioles and San Francisco Giants.

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The Minnesota Twins haven't gotten off to the start they likely wanted to. Instead of dominating and jumping out to a division lead, the Twins sit at 18-20 and

Its Thursday, May 8 and the Orioles (13-21) are in Minneapolis to take on the Twins (16-20). Dean Kremer is slated to take the mound for Baltimore against Joe Ryan for Minnesota.