FORT MYERS — Francisco Liriano said he hopes to pitch in a Grapefruit League game by Monday or Tuesday.

He will throw another bullpen session Friday, “and then, I think I’ll be in a game,” he said. “Probably Monday or Tuesday.”

Twins pitching coach Rick Anderson cautioned that the team will take a wait-and-see approach, depending on how Liriano feels. Anderson said the next step after Friday’s bullpen session would be live batting practice, which suggested it might be later next week before Liriano saw game action.

“There’s no timetable on anything,” Anderson said. “We’ll just see how it goes. As we see him progressing, then we’ll keep moving forward. … He’s eager to do it [pitch in a game], but we’ve got to keep the harness on him a little bit.”

As for Liriano’s session today, Anderson said, “He was comfortable. It was such a cold morning, we didn’t want him to do a whole lot. He didn’t seem tentative. It was nice and easy.”

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