Ryan was sharp in his return to the mound on Saturday, pitching five innings of one-run ball, but the Twins couldn't generate much offense on the starter opposing him in a 5-1 los

Joe Ryan, after a successful spring training, will make his first regular season appearance since he left the mound injured Aug. 7. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Joe Ryan's health and performance this spring could make him a key contributor to the Twins potentially contending for a World Series title in 2025.

St. Louis; Tuesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Kyle Hendricks (0-0); Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -147, Angels +123; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels visit the St.

Framber Valdez (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, four strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants visit the Houston Astros looking to continue a three-game road winning streak. Houston went 88-73 overall and 46-35 in home games a season ago.

Seattle; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Casey Mize (0-0); Mariners: Logan Gilbert (0-0, 1.29 ERA, 0.29 WHIP, eight strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -166, Tigers +140; over/under is 7 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers face the Seattle Mariners with a 1-0 series lead.

Edmundo Sosa might be back on the Phillies’ bench on Wednesday. He understands. It’s his job. Sosa is a bench guy. He is just one player on a 26-man roster, although he considers himself more of a sixth man in basketball than anything.

Chicago; Wednesday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Pablo Lopez (0-1, 3.60 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, three strikeouts); White Sox: Sean Burke (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.50 WHIP, three strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -187,

Edmundo Sosa ripped a two-out, go-ahead two-RBI double in the seventh inning and Kyle Schwarber followed with a mammoth homer to center field to rally the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday.