Francisco Liriano, 6-0 since being called up, pitched seven strong innings against the playoff-bound Rays. This was a must-win-situation against a good team. The Twins couldn't count on any help from the Royals, who managed to win only one game against the White Sox.
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21 September 2008
But at least they're alive.
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5 September 2008
the Tigers are Francisco Liriano vs. Detroit's Armando Galarraga.
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20 August 2008
while the White Sox were beating up on the Mariners, the team did its part, beating the A's 3-1.
Francisco Liriano wasn't great, allowing five hits and three walks, but he was good enough against a weak-hitting Oakland lineup.
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15 August 2008
His ERA is 6.36, which means Seattle paid a whole lot of money for nothing.
The winner was Francisco Liriano, who's had three solid starts since being recalled from AAA. On Friday he allowed no earned runs in seven innings.
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3 August 2008
loss, the Twins are in first place for the first time in what seems like forever.
That's not all. Francisco Liriano had a terrific return to the major leagues, allowing three hits and no runs in six innings. (One could ask why the Twins waited so long -- Livan Hernandez, who was designated for assignment, has had some awful starts lately. He lost the only game vs. the White Sox recentlly, and had a bad outing against the Indians that resulted in a loss.)
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ng this same pack of teams, and three of those twenty-one are against the Twins.
Callin up Francisco Liriano, who has been torching AAA and who won the game today, is akin to a trade for Minnesota, and should bolster an already strong rotation. Scott Baker has only given up more than three runs twice in his last ten starts, as has Nick Blackburn (giving up one or no runs in four of the other seven starts). Their defense is as solid as their offense, and they just seem to hang in there. Their team batting average of .277 is fourth overall (and third in the AL) while their strikeout total is fourth lowest in the AL.
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31 July 2008
The Twins have to be considering recalling Francisco Liriano from the minor leagues. He's been great, and Livan Hernandez has been lit up lately. The American League has figured him out.
How would these moves -- and the Tigers' trade of Pudge Rodriguez to the Yankees for Kyle Farnsworth -- affect the AL Central race?
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20 July 2008
the offensive shuffle was a good outing by Livan Hernandez, who must hear the creeping footsteps of Francisco Liriano in the minor leagues. He allowed only five hits and two runs, both earned, in seven innings. (Still, his ERA is the highest among the starters at 5.29, though his record is a healthy 10-6.
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19 July 2008
sn't lost a game since May 30 against the Yankees, and he and his fellow young pitchers are keeping Francisco Liriano from returning to the major leagues.
Jason Kubel, Delmon Young and Alexi Casilla had outstanding games at the plate. Kubel went two for four with two runs and two RBIs; Young was four for four with an RBI and boosted his average to .294; Brian Buscher went two for four with two RBIs; Brendan Harris went two for four with an RBI; and Justin Morneau was one for three with two runs.
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24 March 2008
e workload early in their careers suffer an injury or have markedly higher ERAs the following year, Francisco Liriano being a recent notable example. Carmona certainly looked like he was running out of gas against the Red Sox in the ALCS and you have to wonder if that might be a sign of things to come this season. Justin Verlander had an excellent season last year following the 2006 season when he pitched in the World Series and had a similar dramatic increase in innings pitched, however he is the exception to the rule. Given history, I would be hesitant to count on Carmona to repeat his success of last year.
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7 March 2008
ngst the usual spring training stuff, the best stories emerging so far are probably the progress of Francisco Liriano, and the hiting of Delmon Young.
Going into today's action, Young was 8 for thirteen, (.615) with a homerun and four RBI's. The best part of that is he's hitting the ball to all fields, something that the Twins coaching staff may not have expected. That's an awfully good quality in a young hitter, especially one with some power. Being able to hit to the opposite field makes a hitter dangerous as a situational hitter, not just when the circumstances are right to pull the ball. If he can keep it up and carry that approach into the regular season, the Twins will be getting all they hoped for and more out of Delmon Young.
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3 March 2008
dez have pitched fairly well, some other pitchers, like Glenn Perkins, haven't fared as well.
Francisco Liriano: Liriano threw well in batting practice on Sunday, and in what may be the best news for Twins fans so far this spring, is expected to pitch in a real game by the end of this week.
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21 February 2008
of June, and the Twins season would be effectively over.
As you've probably noticed , I left Francisco Liriano off the list. Liriano is coming off of Tommy John surgery, and conventional
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19 February 2008
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After a horrible ending to last season, Francisco Liriano will compete for the Cy Young Award.
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