The Twins dodged an injury bullet this week that could've sunk any already-slim chance they have to turn their season around and push for a playoff spot. Joe Ryan, Minnesota's ace starting pitcher, left his start on Sunday with right elbow soreness after facing only two batters. Any time that happens, fans will understandably fear the worst, especially after the Twins lost Pablo Lopez for the entire season to a UCL injury in spring training. Fortunately, it appears this was nothing more than a scare. Ryan received clean results (meaning no structural damage in his elbow) from his MRI, according to Dan Hayes of The Athletic . He played catch on Tuesday and is scheduled to throw a bullpen on Wednesday. It's not yet clear if that means he'll be ready to make his scheduled start on Saturday in Cleveland, but this is great news for a Twins team that couldn't afford to lose another one of its best players. Joe Ryan played catch today, scheduled for a bullpen tomorrow. Got clean MRI on Sunday.…