A.J. Burnett Rumors & News
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- #34 | SP BatsRThrowsR
- Height6-4
- Weight230
- Age35
- Experience 13 years
- Salary $16,500,000
- BirthplaceNorth Little Rock, Arkansas
A.J. Burnett Ks seven in no-decision
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Pirates starter A.J. Burnett struck out seven but did not factor into the decision in a 4-2 loss Saturday night against the Astros.Burnett surrendered a run-scoring infield single to Jose Altuve in the fift and allowed the one run on five hits over seven innings. He struck out seven and walked four on 100 pitches, 63 for strikes.Burnett has not allowed more than three earned runs in any of his starts. He will try to get his first win since May 3 when he starts Friday at Milwaukee. He allowed four runs -- three earned -- over seven innings in his last meeting with the Brewers May 13. ...
May 18, 2013Snider powers Pirates past Brewers 7-1
Beaver County Times — Travis Snider homered for the first time in nine months and drove in three runs to lead the Pittsbur
Pittsburgh Pirates May 13, 2013Video: Patrick mistook Burnett for Arroyo
Cincinnati Enquirer — "The Dan Patrick Show" featured the pride of Mason recounting a time when he confused veteran pitcher A.J. Burnett for Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo.
Cincinnati Reds May 13, 2013A.J. Burnett Ks six but takes loss
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Pirates starter A.J. Burnett took his fourth loss in Monday's series opener against the Brewers. He allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits over seven innings of work in a 5-1 defeat.Burnett gave up a run in the first for the only damage over his first four frames. He got tagged with a two-spot in the fifth before an error led to his final damage in the seventh.The right-hander also struck out six with no walks. He threw 74 of his 104 pitches for strikes.Burnett is scheduled to make his next start on Saturday against the Astros. In four starts against Houston last season, he went 2-0 wi...
May 13, 2013A.J. Burnett facing great matchups
CBSSports.com Fantasy — If you didn't already think he was a must-start pitcher thanks to his league-leading 66 strikeouts and miniscule 2.57 ERA, Fantasy owners should definitely have Pirates starter A.J. Burnett active in all formats for Fantasy Week 7 (May 13-19). Burnett is set to take the mound twice during the week, Monday against the Brewers and Saturday versus Houston. Milwaukee ranks 13th in the league in runs scored per game this season, but Burnett should be able to hold his own against the Brewers, as he held them to a 3.66 ERA last season in three starts. His second start is where Burnett could post eye-...
May 10, 2013Pirates' Burnett thrives after escape from Yankees
New York Post — The NL strikeout leader was at Citi Field last night and his name was not Matt Harvey. A.J. Burnett — 16-10 with a 3.51 ERA last year with Pittsburgh — is 3-3 with a 2.57 ERA and 62 strikeouts this season, when the Yankees are paying $8.5 million...
New York Mets May 9, 2013Mariners 2, Pirates 1
Raise the Jolly Roger! — Well, everyone expected a big time pitcher’s duel between Felix Hernandez and A.J. Burnett…and we certainly got one on Wednesday afternoon. Unfortunately, Hernandez and the Mariners came out just ahead, enabling the M’s to leave town with a split. Once again, the game started out quite well for the Bucs. They jumped out to a [...]
Pittsburgh Pirates May 9, 2013Matthew Berry has tidbits on A.J. Burnett, Luis Valbuena, others in May TRUM
ESPN Fantasy Baseball — Matthew Berry is back with this month's TRUM, offering his thoughts on everything from A.J. Burnett's and Luis Valbuena's early success to the Angels' woes to a TV show he likes.
May 9, 2013A.J. Burnett takes loss in low-scoring game
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Pirates starting pitcher A.J. Burnett allowed just two runs on two hits and four walks in seven innings Wednesday against the Mariners, but he ended up as the tough-lock loser being outdueled by Felix Hernandez in a 2-1 loss. Burnett (3-3) struck out nine and allowed a home run to Jesus Montero that broke a 1-all tie in the seventh. "You know it's going to be a close ballgame," Burnett said. "You try to throw up zeroes just like he did. You know he's going to go out there and compete as much as I like to compete. It was fun." Burnett has managed at least eight strikeouts in six starts and hasn...
May 9, 2013Pirates Insider: One pitch dooms Pirates
Beaver County Times — One pitch made the difference for the Pirates on Wednesday. A.J. Burnett grooved a first-pitch fastb
Pittsburgh Pirates May 8, 2013Pirates edged by Astros 4-2 in 11 innings
Beaver County Times — The Pittsburgh Pirates' bullpen had been automatic with late-inning leads. Until Saturday night.
Pittsburgh Pirates May 8, 2013Burnett sharp but Pirates fall to Mariners 2-1
Seattle Times — A.J. Burnett knew his margin for error was slim. It tends to happen when the other guy on the mound is one of the best pitchers in baseball.
Seattle Mariners May 8, 2013
Mariners 2, Pirates 1 — the King and Montero come up big
Mariners Insider | Tacoma News-Tribune — Jesus Montero didn’t need to spend a lot of words discussing what Felix Hernandez did on the mound. Montero didn’t need make a dissertation about his game-deciding solo home run off of A.J. Burnett in the seventh inning. And he didn’t need to ponder the odd coincidence that he’s hit all three of his home runs in games Hernandez started and he was catching. Nope, Montero summed up the Seattle Mariners’ 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNCPark quite succinctly. “That’s crazy what’s happening,” he said. “He pitches. I hit a homer. He wins. Unbelievable.” There you have it. … Read mo...
Seattle Mariners May 8, 2013Montero makes his mark
Mariners Blog | Seattle Times — Much of Eric Wedge's pre-game session today was devoted to talking about the progress of Jesus Montero (and he said that Montero is definitely making some). Then Montero went out and won the Mariners a big ballgame with a huge home run in the seventh off A.J. Burnett. That broke a 1-1 tie and gave Felix Hernandez the win in a game that looked like it was headed to a familiar result: Hernandez pitches his heart out, Mariners don't score for him, and he gets a no-decision or even a loss. But after Hernandez's home run, Hernandez blanked the Pirates in the seventh and eighth before Tom Wilhelmsen...
Seattle Mariners May 8, 2013
Hernandez tops Burnett, Mariners trip Pirates, 2-1
Seattle Times — Felix Hernandez scattered six hits and Jesus Montero broke a tie with a solo home run in the seventh inning off A.J. Burnett to help the Mariners beat the Pirates, 2-1.
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