Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Elbow shelves Twins' Liriano for season (AP)

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Francisco Liriano reacts after injuring his leg in the third inning as teammates Nick Punto left and Luis Castillo look on against the Oakland Athletics in Minneapolis Wednesday Sept. 13 2006. (AP Photo/Andy King)AP - The Minnesota Twins will have to make their playoff push without Francisco Liriano. A strong Rookie of the Year candidate Liriano walked off the mound because of elbow trouble Wednesday in his highly anticipated return to the Minnesota rotation. After a 1-0 loss to Oakland manager Ron Gardenhire said Liriano was done for the year.


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