The outing was Ryan's first since he suffered a shoulder injury Aug. 7 that ended the best season of his career.

It’s been almost exactly seven months since Joe Ryan last pitched against an opposing team, so memories needed to be refreshed when the righthander made his spring debut on Thursday. “I forget the facial expressions that he hits you with when he’s on the mound,

Ryan struck out four batters over two scoreless innings, Matt Wallner and Brooks Lee hit two of the Twins' four home runs, and Minnesota cruised to a win over New York in Tampa, FL.