Francisco Liriano started for the Twins for the first time since 2006, but lost to the Royals 5-1 on Sunday afternoon. Liriano pitched 4.2 innings for Minnesota, allowing six hits, walking five batters and four earned runs. He struck out four batters, losing the decision to Kansas City's Brian Bannister. He threw 90 pitches, most of them off-speed for the Twins, who managed just three hits of their own.