2 May 2010

Minnesota Twins defeat Cleveland Indians, 8-3

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Bill Smith kept getting good reports in the offseason about how well Francisco Liriano was pitching in winter ball in the Dominican Republic.

However, the Twins general manager wanted to wait until spring training to see how the 26-year-old lefthander would do after going 5-13 with a 5.80 ERA last year. Liriano missed the entire 2007 season after having Tommy John surgery on his left elbow.

After beating the Indians 8-3 on Sunday, Liriano -- acquired from San Francis...

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