Liriano Struggles with Control
By: Kris Richardson
Published: Apr 11, 2009 6:38 PM
In the season opener Francisco Liriano pitched 7 innings of walk-free baseball. Although he allowed a couple home runs, I thought it was a decent outing. Saturday's game was a different story. Liriano allowed 4 walks, and his inability to find the strike zone was most evident in the fifth inning when Liriano walked in 2 runs for the Sox.
If that's not bad enough, Bartolo Colon, who barely made the White Sox rotation as the fifth starter, limited the Twins to no runs and just 3 hits through 6 innings.
The Twins have now been shut out two of their last 3 games, both against pitchers who should have been very hittable.
Topics: Francisco Liriano, Bartolo Colon