There was bad news on Saturday night for the Pirates before the game even started, as Francisco Liriano was scratched just minutes before first pitch with “neck tightness.” There wasn’t a whole lot of information in the postgame media session…
Liriano: “I just woke up with it this morning. We’ll see how it feels (Sunday). When I was warming up ….I couldn’t throw.”
— Travis Sawchik (@Sawchik_Trib) July 19, 2015
Liriano: “I was very stiff, I couldn’t throw. I couldn’t get my release point and everything was bothering me a lot.