Twins starting pitcher Joe Ryan was watching a movie during the team’s off day Monday when he felt the chills and started shaking. Once he returned home, he laid down and began vomiting. “Oh dude, it’s genuinely the worst illness I’ve ever had,

At one point about halfway through, he started puking blood. After the intense bout of vomiting ended, Ryan dealt with night sweats that kept him up nearly all night on Monday. He also said he had a 102-degree fever at one point during the ordeal.

Twins pitcher Joe Ryan is recovering from a nasty illness that forced him to be scratched from his start Thursday. He is expected to take the mound Saturday at home against the Giants. It hasn’t been a fun week for the right-hander.