Liriano is smokin'!

[Lynch]

Damn fine outting from Francisco Liriano again today, pitching 7 innings, fanning 6 and giving up only 1 hit. Twins win 4-0 and take the series from Baltimore.

Mauer had an offday today, only going 1-4 from the plate, lowering his season average to .386 (we'll allow it ), still 20 points ahead of the next best guy in the majors.

Back to Liriano, since moving from the bullpen, he's 4-1. His innings pitched has moved up as well, going from 5 innings a game for the first two games, 6 innings the next two outtings and now to his best of 7 innings today. He's got 24 SO's in 5 starts. Not great, but definitely nothing to complain about. If he can keep it up and we can keep this cat on the payroll with Santana for the next half dozen years or more, we could have the best 1-2 punch in all of baseball.



These two guys, Mauer and Liriano are two of the very few brightspots on an otherwise really really crappy season.

[mntwinsfan]

hang on there.. Santana has been very good. Morneau and cuddyer have been hitting the ball well. Cuddyer 2 grands slams in a week. Morneau hit 2 game winning homers this week.

Silva just flat out stinks! Baker and Bonser have been not much better. Hope we make a deal or 2! New stadium and all Polad needs to dust off the pocketbook and spend spend spend!!! GET what we need!!

[Lynch]

That's why I said "two of the few". Check my weekend writeup for my overall feelings on the weekend's games.