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1:05 pm EDT Sun May 2, 2010

More than three years after undergoing Tommy John surgery, Francisco Liriano is back to the dominant form he showed as a rookie with the Minnesota Twins - a scary thought for the rest of the AL Central. Liriano looks to continue his outstanding start Sunday when the visiting Twins close a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians, possibly without their All-Star catcher. Liriano emerged as one of the top young pitchers in 2006 when he went 12-3 with a 2.16 ERA before undergoing elbow surgery, which sidelined him through 2007. In 2008 and 2009, he was a combined 11-17 with a 5.12 ERA, but he earned the fifth starters spot in spring training and has validated that decision in his five starts since. The Twins have won all four of his starts and he has not allowed a run in his last three outings, spanning 23 innings. He pitched eight innings against Detroit on Tuesday, giving up four hits while striking out 10 in a 2-0 victory.

The left-hander was fantastic against Cleveland last month, giving up six hits and striking out six over eight innings of a 6-0 win April 21. He is 3-3 with a 3.57 ERA in his career against the Indians. He’ll try to help the Twins get back on track after they lost for the third time in four games Saturday, falling 5-4 in 11 innings. Shin-Soo Choo drove in the tying run in the eighth and Asdrubal Cabrera delivered an RBI single in the 11th with two outs and the bases loaded. Cabrera, batting .471 in the last four games, is 4 for 8 with a home run against Liriano. Denard Span and Michael Cuddyer each had three hits for the Twins on Saturday and Jim Thome hit a two-run homer, but Minnesota was without reigning AL MVP Joe Mauer, who bruised his left heel running the bases Friday.