MINNEAPOLIS -- Target Field has not been kind to Francisco Liriano in 2018.
For the second time this season, the 34-year-old Liriano was roughed up in a road start by the Twins and saw his night end early Thursday as the Tigers fell, 9-3. In his final start of the 2018 campaign, Liriano was gifted an early 3-0 lead, but was forced to exit early due to tightness in his back and tossed just 2 2/3 innings.
After Liriano walked Twins outfielder Robbie Grossman to load the bases with two outs in the third, Tigers trainers came out to the mound to check on him, and he was eventually replaced by Louis Coleman.