Here they are:

150 1/3 innings
99 hits
30 earned runs
40 walks
156 strikeouts
16-3 record
1.80 ERA

That’s Francisco Liriano, in his last 24 Major League starts, minus the disaster that happened earlier this season when he wasn’t ready. That’s 16 starts in 2006 and 8 this year. He’s on the hill tonight, and it cannot be stressed enough that the Twins would not be in this mix still if he hadn’t come back so strong.

This is a make-or-break game tonight in our books: The Twins have lost two in a row, Cleveland throws Cliff Lee tomorrow, and then it’s four in Tampa Bay against the slumping but playoff-bound Rays. Your thoughts on Liriano, the Twins, and the audacity of hope?

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