"Twins left-hander Francisco Liriano was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left posterior shoulder strain after leaving Thursday's 6-1 loss to the Orioles after just two innings.

Left-hander Scott Diamond, recalled from Triple-A Rochester to take Liriano's spot on the roster, will start on Friday against the Tigers, as scheduled starter Anthony Swarzak pitched 3 1/3 innings in relief of Liriano.

"We're putting Frankie Liriano on the DL with a muscle strain in the back of his shoulder, and he'll get an MRI [on Friday]," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We're calling up Mr. Diamond; we'll start him [Friday] night and go from there." "