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RHP Burnett tries to end Toronto's woes in Texas

May 6, 2007 - 3:33 PM Toronto (13-17) at Texas (12-18) 3:05 pm EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- A.J. Burnett has never pitched at Ameriquest Field in Arlington. He should consider that a good thing.

Burnett (2-2, 5.45 ERA) takes the mound hoping to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to only their fourth win in their last 19 games at the Texas Rangers on Sunday.

Even former Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay could not help Toronto get a win in Texas and snap its season-high five-game skid. Halladay absorbed his worst start of the season Saturday, giving up nine runs and 12 hits in 5 1/3 innings in an 11-4 loss.

Now Burnett gets his chance to stop the skid. In order to do so he will have to be better than his last start.

The righthander allowed seven runs and eight hits in five innings in a 12-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday. However, Burnett has pitched well in two previous outings against the Rangers, allowing five runs and 10 hits in 14 1/3 innings over two starts.

Burnett's opposition is also coming off a horrible start, as Kameron Loe (1-2, 7.04) was rocked for nine runs - seven earned - and 10 hits in four innings of a 10-1 loss to the New York Yankees on Tuesday.

Michael Young went 3-for-5 with five RBI in Saturday's game as the Rangers recorded a season-high 15 hits.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TORONTO 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0
    TEXAS 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 x 3 7 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: TOR - A.J. BURNETT, SCOTT DOWNS (8TH) AND JASON PHILLIPS
    TEX - KAMERON LOE, FRANK FRANCISCO (7TH), JOAQUIN
    BENOIT (8TH), AKINORI OTSUKA (9TH) AND CHRIS STEWART

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    May 6 5:29 PM
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    Blue Jays vs. RangersMay 6 5:23 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MICHAEL YOUNG (4) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 8TH OFF A.J. BURNETT.
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2, TEXAS 3
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M TEIXEIRA (.259, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)

    Blue Jays vs. RangersMay 6 5:09 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ADAM LIND SCORED ROYCE CLAYTON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A LIND ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2
    TEXAS 2 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.282, 0-FOR-3)

    Blue Jays vs. RangersMay 6 5:05 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MARK TEIXEIRA (4) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 0
    OUT IN THE 6TH OFF A.J. BURNETT.
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1, TEXAS 2
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: V DIAZ (.231, 1-FOR-2)

    Blue Jays vs. RangersMay 6 4:30 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY KENNY LOFTON (3) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 2
    OUT IN THE 5TH OFF A.J. BURNETT.
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1, TEXAS 1
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.229, 1-FOR-2)

    Blue Jays vs. RangersMay 6 4:20 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY TROY GLAUS (6) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    2ND OFF KAMERON LOE.
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1, TEXAS 0
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L OVERBAY (.245, 3 HR, 14 RBI)

    Blue Jays vs. RangersMay 6 3:24 PM

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