Kody Funderburk Reacts to Minnesota Twins' Much-Needed Win Over Blue Jays

Kody Funderburk Reacts to Minnesota Twins' Much-Needed Win Over Blue Jays

The Minnesota Twins needed a win badly.

They had dropped 12 of their last 15 heading into Sunday, sitting at 14-20 before the series finale against Toronto.

Then Joe Ryan left with right elbow soreness after recording one out in the first, and it felt like the afternoon was about to go off the rails.

It didn't. Minnesota held on for a 4-3 win over the Blue Jays, with the bullpen carrying the entire game.

Kody Funderburk, who came in during the eighth and got a ground-out with two runners on, had a good way of putting it.

"Literally every single hand on deck goes in there, executes and keeps a really good team at bay. I think it was a really huge game for us," Funderburk said. "Just a positive with how things have been going lately."

The Whole Pen Showed Up

Ryan got one out and was done.

That meant a full bullpen day against the defending American League champion Blue Jays, which is about as tough a draw as it gets.

Andrew Morris came in cold and threw 3.2 scoreless innings.

Taylor Rogers, Funderburk, and Justin Topa all pitched after that, and Topa ended it in the ninth with a double play after Toronto closed to within a run.

That performance means even more after what happened earlier in the series.