With their pitching at the core of a damaging slump, the Minnesota Twins held a special meeting to address the failures, frustrations and path forward. Joe Ryan followed it up with a stellar start they badly needed.

Willi Castro drove in Byron Buxton, and Kody Clemens hit a home run, all that was needed amid Joe Ryan’s strong start.

Joe Ryan threw six scoreless innings and the Twins' top three bullpen arms finished off a three-hit shutout in Minnesota's much-needed 2-0 win over the Mariners on Wednesday night.