Twins starter Joe Ryan overcame an illness earlier in the week to put together a strong outing and Trevor Larnach delivered a big two-run homer as Minnesota held on for a 2-1 win Saturday night over the San Francisco Giants.

Rarely do starting pitchers conduct on-field postgame interviews, because they’re typically doing their arm care routines in the trainer’s room. The way Chris Paddack pitched Friday called for an exception.

The San Francisco Giants (24-15) are on the road on Saturday to face the Minnesota Twins (19-20) in the second game of a three-game series on Saturday.

DaShawn Keirsey Jr. singled home the winning run in the 10th inning as the Minnesota Twins beat the San Francisco Giants 7-6, extending their winning streak to eight games.

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It wasn’t enough for the Giants to avoid being swept.

PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Landen Roupp (2-3, 4.89 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 39 strikeouts); Twins: Pablo Lopez (3-2, 2.18 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 37 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins will try to keep their eight-game home win streak intact when they face the San Francisco Giants.

Tyler Fitzgerald (left rib fracture) and Casey Schmitt (left oblique strain) are continuing all baseball activity. They were both scheduled to be examined by Dr. Ken Akizuki, the team physician, on Monday night and could both begin rehab assignments Tuesday with Sacramento.