MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Francisco Liriano's determination to pitch with pain looks like it will land him on the disabled list.
"You want percentages, it would be 99.999 that he would go on the disabled list," Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said before the Twins' game at Detroit on Tuesday night. <TABLE cellPadding=1 align=left border=0 hspace="10" vspace="5"><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle>[SIZE=-2]ADVERTISEMENT[/SIZE]
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</NOSCRIPT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Liriano -- 12-3 with a league-leading 2.19 ERA -- missed a start on Aug. 2 with inflammation in his left forearm, but returned to the rotation on Monday night against the Tigers. He gave up four runs and a season-high 10 hits in just four innings, saying after the game that the pain had gotten worse and moved closer to his elbow.
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"You want percentages, it would be 99.999 that he would go on the disabled list," Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said before the Twins' game at Detroit on Tuesday night. <TABLE cellPadding=1 align=left border=0 hspace="10" vspace="5"><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle>[SIZE=-2]ADVERTISEMENT[/SIZE]
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