When Liriano is on, he's one of the best lefties in baseball, but when he's off like he was Tuesday night, it can get ugly in a hurry.
"Against a guy like Frankie, who we know and have seen be effective, jumping out early was big for us," third baseman Trevor Plouffe said. "We knew we had to get him early in the count."
The Twins jumped on Liriano right out of the gate with Brian Dozier connecting on a solo shot in the first before Minnesota rallied for six runs in the second.