Toronto Blue Jays starter Francisco Liriano left his start against the Detroit Tigers Saturday night with an apparent injury.

According to the Blue Jays, Liriano experienced neck tightness.

After walking the bases loaded in the third inning, he was visited by the training staff and departed soon after. Liriano struggled in two-plus innings, surrendering three hits and walking four while allowing five earned runs as the Blue Jays went on to lose 11-1. 

"You could tell it started to affect him," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons told MLB.com. "We've seen bouts of wildness occasionally, but then he just really lost it. Hopefully it's just one of those things, [like] he slept wrong or something."

The severity of the injury is unclear and Gibbons added that they will have a better idea in the next day or two. 

Liriano hasn't had the type of 2017 he was hoping for thus far. Going into tonight's game, Liriano was 5-4 with a 5.56 ERA in 14 starts. 

Poor performance coupled with injury concerns have hurt Liriano's trade value. He is a free agent at the end of the season.