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Burnett looks to continue strong month against Twins

May 27, 2007 - 1:06 PM Toronto (22-26) at Minnesota (23-25) 2:10 pm EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- After Saturday's 13-inning marathon, the Toronto Blue Jays hope that A.J. Burnett can give everybody a rest.

Burnett and the Blue Jays finish their three-game set on Sunday against the Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome.

Fourteen pitchers saw action during Saturday's 9-8, 13-inning Toronto win. As a result, both teams are hoping - and likely expecting - both starting pitchers can go deep into Sunday's game, something Burnett has done quite a bit of lately.

Burnett (5-3, 4.14 ERA) is on a personal three-game winning streak, including a eight-strikeout performance in his last time out over 6 2/3 innings. The righthander is 3-0 with a 2.42 ERA in the three starts he has made since ace Roy Halladay landed on the disabled list on May 11, striking out 28 and walking nine in that span.

Burnett is 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA in one career outing against the Twins.

Carlos Silva (2-5, 4.47), opposes Burnett and wants to dodge a career-worst fifth straight start for the Twins. He suffered his worst outing of the season on Monday against the Rangers, allowing seven runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings in a 14-4 loss.

The righthander is looking for his first home win of the season, having gone 0-2 despite a 2.55 ERA in his first four starts this year at the Metrodome. He is 0-2 with a 7.50 ERA in two career starts against the Blue Jays.








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

    BATTERIES: TOR - A.J. BURNETT AND JASON PHILLIPS
    MIN - CARLOS SILVA, JUAN RINCON (8TH), JOE NATHAN (9TH)
    AND CHRIS HEINTZ

    HOME RUNS: TOR - ADAM LIND (5) OFF CARLOS SILVA IN T

    May 27 4:28 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY ADAM LIND (5) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 8TH OFF CARLOS SILVA.
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2, MINNESOTA 4
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A RIOS (.304, 0-FOR-3)

    Blue Jays vs. TwinsMay 27 4:03 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JUSTIN MORNEAU (15) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT
    IN THE 6TH OFF A.J. BURNETT SCORED MICHAEL CUDDYER.
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1, MINNESOTA 4
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T HUNTER (.311, 0-FOR-2)

    Blue Jays vs. TwinsMay 27 3:45 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JUSTIN MORNEAU SCORED NICK PUNTO. ERROR BY A.J.
    BURNETT ALLOWED JEFF CIRILLO TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J MORNEAU ON SECOND, M CUDDYER ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1
    MINNESOTA 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T HUNTER (.313, 0-FOR-1)

    Blue Jays vs. TwinsMay 27 3:07 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JASON PHILLIPS SCORED FRANK THOMAS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PHILLIPS ON FIRST, A HILL ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1
    MINNESOTA 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: R ROBERTS (.100, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Blue Jays vs. TwinsMay 27 2:29 PM

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