Following what has become a common sight –
the Twins bullpen blowing a 5-run lead against the Angels on Friday night - the
Twins issued a statement saying that Francisco Liriano would be skipped in what
would have been his normally scheduled start on
Saturday due to a sore shoulder.
Before Monday’s game Joe
Christensen relayed some grim information regarding Liriano’s progress
saying:
“Liriano
said his left shoulder did not feel well when he played catch before [Monday]'s
game against the Tigers, so he will likely miss one more start, at least…Toward
the end of batting practice today, Liriano was shagging balls in center field
and having teammates throw the balls back toward the infield for him.”
So, after showing
some improvement in his more recent starts against Seattle and Arizona, Liriano
exits May
on the 15-day disabled list. The underlying tone of this move is that it should not signify anything more than a need to give Liriano the required rest
and provide Gardenhir...
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