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Burnett, Blue Jays aim for season-ending sweep of Devil Rays

Sep 30, 2007 - 2:07 PM Tampa Bay (65-96) at Toronto (83-78) 1:07 pm EDT

TORONTO (Ticker) - A.J. Burnett looks to continue his mastery of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the Toronto Blue Jays aim for a season-ending three-game sweep on Sunday.

Burnett, who has made two trips the disabled list and 10 in the last nine seasons, is healthy and would like to help the Blue Jays end the season on a high note.

Toronto has won nine of 12, but will finish third in the American League East for the 13th time in the last 14 seasons.

Burnett (10-7, 3.49 ERA), who returned from a right shoulder injury on August 12, should have no problem with the lowly Devil Rays. He is 6-1 with a 2.45 ERA in 12 starts vs. Tampa Bay lifetime, and 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA in three starts against it this season. In addition to that, the 12-year veteran is 3-0 with a 2.58 ERA in his last six starts.

Tampa Bay, which has lost 13 of 17, counters with Jason Hammel (2-5, 6.08). Hammel allowed five runs and seven hits in five innings, but did not receive a decision in a 7-6, 10-inning win over New York on Tuesday.

Adam Lind hit a three-run homer and John-Ford Griffin added solo shot as the Blue Jays broke open a 1-1 tie with four unearned runs in the eighth, en route to a 5-3 win on Saturday.