Rookie of the Year and Cy Young candidate Francisco Liriano is reportedly out indefinitely with what appears to be a left elbow injury. He had an MRI exam on July 31 and said he was relieved to learn there was no structural damage in the elbow, just the muscle inflammation. Manager Ron Gardenhire said Liriano will be reexamined by orthopedic physician Dan Buss after the team returns to Minnesota on Wednesday. Asked if he is more scared this time, Liriano said: "Yeah, because it bothered me. It's getting worse, you know." Gardenhire was more measured, saying the injury appeared to be muscular again. "He just came off the mound [after the fourth inning], and we asked him how he's doing," Gardenhire said. "We said, 'Are you OK?' And he wouldn't really give us any definitive answer."