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Roto Rush: Francisco Treat

When you can strike out Kevin Youkilis on three pitches in the first inning, you know you're in for a good day. Francisco Liriano dominated the Red Sox lineup at Target Field on Thursday, tossing seven shutout innings and striking out eight while yielding just four hits and two walks. Using his heater to stay ahead in...

Yankees' Methodical Win No Reason to Discount Twins

NEW YORK -- It was bound to happen, probably sooner before later. The Minnesota Twins couldn't keep flying high on adrenaline and spunk, could they? This was a mismatch of gargantuan proportions, the mighty uber-rich Yankees against a sweet little team from the Midwest that barely squeaked into the playoffs at the very...

Roto Rush: Eugenio Velez Fighting For Full-Time Chance

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.Eugenio Velez (pronounce the first name: ay-ooh-HEY-nee-o) is a relative unknown major league baseball player. He's currently gaining playing time for the San Francisco Giants without...

Baseball Brunch: Imbalance, Irregularities Abound in Interleague Play

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch."This concludes our test of the emergency attendance enhancement system. We now return to the regularly scheduled season." Yes, the 13th season of interleague play wraps up Sunday, except for a Cubs-White Sox makeup game. We have survived six San...

Adam LaRoche Starting 2nd Half Early

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday. Adam LaRoche, he of the longest swing in the majors, is starting to heat up. In the last 9 games, he's hit .387 with 3 home runs, 5 RBI, 4 runs, 2 doubles, a .444 on-base percentage...

FranciscoLiriano News From the Web

05/26/12 Francisco Liriano moves back into Twins rotation Source: NBC - Wave 3 - Louisville KY Ready or not, Francisco Liriano is jumping back into the Minnesota Twins' beleaguered starting rotation.
05/22/12 Tom Powers: For Twins pitching, it's now all about... Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press - St. Paul MN 7 starts, 33 innings, 46 hits, 8.37 earned-run average.
05/22/12 7 Miserable Starting Pitchers Who Would Make Great... Source: Bleacher Report Francisco Liriano might be one of the worst pitchers in all of baseball and has struggled throughout his career.
05/18/12 Minnesota Twins find unlikely heroes to sweep Tigers Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press - St. Paul MN Quick, someone find that game plan in which journeyman pitcher P.J. Walters saves the Twins' bullpen from ruin, reliever Francisco Liriano delivers in the clutch and Drew Butera goes 3 for 4 to raise his batting average to .350.
05/15/12 Twins take late lead but can't hold off Indians Source: The Seattle Times - Seattle WA Ryan Doumit's two-run blast sailed into the upper deck in left field, and he was swarmed by his teammates as he hit the dugout to celebrate his game-tying, eighth-inning home run.