Pitching Style
Liriano is a four-pitch pitcher. To left-handed hitters he throws a four-seam fastball, a two-seam fastball (both averaging about 93 mph), and a slider (mid 80s). Against right-handers, he adds a mid-80s changeup. More than half of his pitches with 2 strikes are sliders, perhaps due to the relatively high whiff rate — 43% over his career. He has one of the league's highest whiff rates on a slider with 2 strikes.
Liriano has been a strikeout pitcher throughout his career, averaging better than one K per inning through September 2012.
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