Liriano Returns

Francisco Liriano (12-3) returns to the mound this afternoon to play the series finale against Oakland pitcher Dan Haren (13-11). Liriano, who recently went on the DL for soarness in the elbow of his pitching arm, looks to re-energize the Twins pitching staff as they continue on their race to the post season. Liriano will be limited to only 60 pitches, Matt Garza will be availabe as a back up. The Twins currently are 2.5 games ahead of the Chicago White Sox for the wildcard and 1.5 games behind Detroit for the AL Central title. The complete story can be found at mlb.com