about as I expected
Liriano's problems are mostly from the neck up. He has poor control, pitching for a team that gave up the fewest BBs again this year. The sermon is preached over and over--no walks, make them beat you with their bats--but is lost on him.
Liriano was the obvious first call to the bullpen tonight, given the short start and the pen's long workload last night. He actually pitched just badly, not poorly or abysmally as I half expected. The tator was hit to the deepest part of the park, but might have stayed in on a less windy night, in which case Span catches it, like he catches pretty much anything near him.
I'm sure Gardy also thought (well, dreamed is probably a better word) that Liriano might look sharp, and on the National stage no less, such that some team might actually delude itself into expressing trade interest this Winter. He's a number 5 starter at best now, and his days with the Twins are likely numbered.
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