Early in what was likely Joe Ryan’s penultimate start of the season, the Twins right-hander gave the fans seated in Target Field’s home run porch in right more defensive opportunities than his outfield.
Ryan allowed four solo home runs to right field on Saturday, three in the first two innings, as the Twins fell behind early in a 6-0 loss to the Cleveland Guardians.
Jose Ramirez, Bo Naylor and George Valera — his first in the majors — all homered off Ryan (13-9) to give the Guardians a 3-0 lead after two innings. Daniel Schneeman added a fourth in a two-run fifth inning as the teams made up for a May 20 rainout in the first game of a double-header in front of an announced crowd of 22,160.
Naylor added a solo home run off Thomas Hatch in the eighth inning, a long drive over the scoreboar