| Hot | 5/8/2013 6:44:00 PM |
Description: Pirates righthander A.J. Burnett struck out nine Mariners over seven two-hit innings Wednesday afternoon, but took a loss. | Insight: Burnett walked four and allowed a homer and two runs to lose a 2-1 decision to Felix Hernandez. The right-hander has been fantastic this season, striking out 66 batters and allowing just 34 hits in 49 innings. He hasn't struck out more than a batter per inning since 2008. | | |
| Hot | 5/3/2013 10:28:00 PM |
Description: Pirates righthander A.J. Burnett improved to 3-2 with a win over the Nationals Friday night in Pittsburgh. | Insight: He's 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA in his last four starts. He's fanned 30 batters over that span. Burnett will make his next start Thursday against the Mets. | | |
| 4/17/2013 9:54:00 PM |
Description: Pirates starter A.J. Burnett fired seven innings of one-hit ball Wednesday in a 5-0 win over St. Louis. | Insight: Burnett had a no-hitter through 6 2/3 innings before giving up a double to Carlos Beltran. He struck out eight and didn't walk a batter to win his first game of the year. Burnett has a 35/8 K/BB in 24 innings this season. | | |
| 4/7/2013 9:52:00 AM |
Description: Pirates starter A.J. Burnett couldn't get out of the sixth inning Saturday against the Dodgers, though he only allowed one run and struck out nine. | Insight: Burnett threw 108 pitches in 5 1/3 innings. He gave up four walks and four hits but limited the damage. Burnett is 0-2 this season but has a 3.27 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 11 innings. | | |
| 3/27/2013 6:10:00 PM |
Description: The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review is reporting that 2013 could be A.J. Burnett's last season. | Insight: 2013 will be Burnett's 15th season in the major leagues. His career highlights include winning the World Series in 2003 and pitching a no-hitter against the Padres in 2001. He led the Bucs with 16 victories and a 3.51 ERA a season ago. | | |
| 2/21/2013 4:31:00 PM |
Description: A.J. Burnett has never made an Opening Day start before. That will change April 1st when the Pirates open the season at home against the Cubs. | Insight: Burnett lost his mojo in the Bronx but he got it back in Pittsburgh last season, finishing the year with 16 wins and a 3.51 ERA in 31 starts. The 36-year-old should put up similar numbers in 2013 as long as he avoids injury. | | |
| 9/23/2012 6:13:00 PM |
Description: Pirates starter A.J. Burnett won for the first time since Aug. 16 by giving up one run on four hits, striking out 11 and walking one Sunday against the Astros. | Insight: Burnett was once a threat to win 20 games this season -- he was 15-4 after his start on Aug. 16 -- but the Pirates went into a tailspin and Burnett didn't sniff the win column for more than a month. | | |
| 9/18/2012 10:54:00 PM |
Description: Despite a quality start, Pirates starter A.J. Burnett lost his fourth straight decision Tuesday against the Brewers. Burnett (15-8, 3.64 ERA) hasn't won since he improved to 15-4 on Aug. 16. | Insight: Burnett has three quality starts in his last six turns but he has nothing to show for it. It's good to see Burnett's season hasn't completely gone into the tank like Pittsburgh's has, but he's still nowhere close to the valuable fantasy starter he was earlier in the season. | | |
| Hot | 8/5/2012 10:19:00 PM |
Description: Pirates righthander captured a share of the major league lead with his 14th win of the season Sunday against the Reds. He lasted eight and two thirds innings, giving up two runs on three hits. He fanned seven while walking three. | Insight: Burnett (14-3, 3.19 ERA) is really on a roll right now. He's won each of his last four starts with a 1.38 ERA in that span. Start him with confidence going forward. | | |
| 7/31/2012 11:04:00 PM |
Description: Pittsburgh starter A.J. Burnett fired his best start of what has been an outstanding bounce-back season Tuesday against the Cubs, taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning and finishing with a one-hit complete game shutout. | Insight: Burnett (13-3, 3.27 ERA) should have earned your trust by now. He's a legitimate SP2 in mixed leagues. | | |
| 7/15/2012 5:48:00 PM |
Description: Pittsburgh starter A.J. Burnett lost his first start since May 2 Sunday against Milwaukee. Burnett allowed four runs in seven innings to drop to 10-3. | Insight: Burnett (10-3, 3.78 ERA) won nine straight decisions in between losses. The right-hander has been a major surprise this season, his first with Pittsburgh, but he still presents a major risk so see if you can shop him for a more stable arm. | | |
| 7/8/2012 5:31:00 PM |
Description: Pittsburgh starter A.J. Burnett reached double-digit wins Sunday against the Giants. Burnett went six and a third innings for the Pirates, allowing four hits and two runs. The 35-year-old finished with two walks and five strikeouts. | Insight: This is Burnett's eighth season in a row of at least 10 wins. He hasn't lost a decision since May 2 against St. Louis. | | |
| Hot | 6/22/2012 10:09:00 PM |
Description: Pirates righty A.J. Burnett was brilliant again Friday night against Detroit. Burnett held the Tigers to two hits in six scoreless innings, walking three and striking out four to win his eighth game of the season. | Insight: Burnett (8-2, 3.24 ERA) has won seven straight starts with a 1.87 ERA. Since he allowed 12 runs in 2 2/3 innings on May 2 against St. Louis, Burnett has allowed just 13 earned runs combined in 59 1/3 innings over nine starts. Simply amazing for a guy who an ERA over 5.00 in each of his last two seasons. | | |
| Hot | 6/16/2012 9:07:00 PM |
Description: Pirates righty A.J. Burnett put together another strong outing Saturday in a win against the Indians. He lasted 6.2 innings, allowing six hits and two runs. | Insight: Burnett is 6-0 with a 2.17 ERA in his last six starts. After a so-so tenure with the Yankees, Burnett (7-2, 3.52 ERA) is off to a terrific start in his first season with the Pirates and could be poised to make his first All-Star game appearance. | | |
| Hot | 6/16/2012 10:10:00 AM |
Description: Pittsburgh righthander A.J. Burnett has won his last five starts yielding two runs or less in four of the five outings. | Insight: Burnett seems to have found his old form, posting a 6-2 record this season with a 3.61 ERA, 1.251 WHIP and 56 strikeouts in 62 1/3 innings. Despite the solid statistics, he's owned in just half of all Yahoo leagues. | | |
| 6/10/2012 12:25:00 PM |
Description: You might want to be careful about starting any Royals Sunday against Pittsburgh righthander A.J. Burnett. Yuniesky Betancourt (.182), Jeff Francouer (.167) and Alex Gordon (.167) are all hitting below .200 for their careers against the former Yankees ace. | Insight: Kansas City has now dropped three straight, including the first two games of this three-game set with the Pirates. We're expecting the fourth-place Royals to struggle again Sunday against Burnett, who has rejuvenated himself since returning to the National League (5-2, 3.76 ERA in nine starts this season). | | |
| Hot | 6/5/2012 11:35:00 AM |
Description: Pittsburgh Pirates starter A.J. Burnett has won three starts in a row and yielded no runs in his last two outings. | Insight: Aside from a 12-run debacle against the Cardinals on May 2, Burnett has been excellent this season, giving up two runs or less in his other seven starts. He's not a big strikeout guy, but you can argue with the latest results. | | |
| 5/25/2012 10:43:00 PM |
Description: A.J. Burnett picked up his third win of the season by shutting out the Cubs over 5 1/3 innings on Friday. Burnett allowed six hits while walking two and striking out six. | Insight: Aside from his 12-run debacle against the Cardinals on May 2, Burnett has been excellent this season, giving up two runs or less in his other six starts. The move to the National League has helped his strikeout rate as well, as the right-hander has a K/9 of 8.2. | | |
| 5/13/2012 5:59:00 PM |
Description: A.J. Burnett gave up two runs on six hits with four strikeouts in eight innings on Sunday against Houston. | Insight: Burnett has thrown eight innings in each of the two starts following his 12-run debacle against St. Louis on May 2. Burnett has allowed just six earned runs in 29 innings over his other four starts this season, but his ERA is still above 5.00 due to the shellacking the Cardinals gave him. | | |
| 5/8/2012 10:19:00 PM |
Description: After allowing 12 earned runs in his last start against St. Louis, A.J. Burnett was much better Tuesday night against the Nationals. He allowed just six hits and two runs over eight innings, walking one and striking out 10. | Insight: The 10 strikeouts was a season-high for Burnett, who lowered his ERA by almost two runs on Tuesday (8.04 to 6.08). The 35-year-old's next scheduled start is on Sunday against Houston. | | |
