Liriano an increasingly strong rotation candidate

TORONTO — In spite of a tough 3-2 loss to the Orioles at Rogers Centre on Wednesday night, there was a silver lining for the Blue Jays.

Left-hander Francisco Liriano continued his recent trend of dominance, firing 6 1/3 innings of scoreless ball while striking out 10, bolstering his case to be part of Toronto’s postseason rotation.

Liriano’s resurgence adds a degree of certainty to an already strong Blue Jays rotation that has reeled off 14 consecutive starts with two earned runs or fewer. The power lefty spent time as the sixth starter in Toronto’s rotation after being acquired from the Pirates earlier this season but has worked his way up the depth chart.

After being pushed to the bullpen earlier this month, Liriano made his return to the rotation on Sept. 12. Since then, the 32-year-old has gone at least six innings in each of his four starts, allowing a total of four earned runs. Over his last two outings, the veteran has thrown 12 1/3 scoreless frames while allowing a …

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