Burnett ready to go to work as Blue Jays battle Tigers
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04/04/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A.J. Burnett hopes to put an injury-plagued 2006 behind him this afternoon when the Toronto Blue Jays play the middle contest of their season-opening three-game set against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.
After signing a five-year, $55 million deal last offseason, Burnett was limited to just 21 starts a year ago due to an elbow injury that cost him two months on the disabled list. Burnett still managed to go 10-8 with a 3.98 ERA. This year he is apparently healthy and the Blue Jays hope he can be that solid second starter behind ace Roy Halladay.
Burnett won his only other start against the Tigers, despite giving up five runs and five hits in 6 1/3 frames.
Detroit will counter with left-hander Nate Robertson, who was moved up a couple of days in the wake of the Kenny Rogers injury. Robertson was a workhorse for the Tigers last season, as he posted a 13-13 mark to go along with a 3.84 ERA in 32 starts and over 208 innings.
Robertson, who held hitters to a .199 average with runners in scoring position a year ago, has faced the Blue Jays five times (four starts) in his career and is 2-1 against them with a save and a 5.26 ERA.
Toronto started the season on a winning note on Monday when it scored two runs in the 10th inning to post a 5-3 victory. Lyle Overbay's RBI double put the Blue Jays ahead for good in the 10th, while Alex Rios knocked in a pair of runs in the victory.
B.J. Ryan recorded the save for Jason Frasor (1-0), who was credited with the win after retiring two batters in the bottom of the ninth.
Fernando Rodney (0-1) was saddled with the loss.
Placido Polanco notched three hits and Curtis Granderson went 2-for-5 and scored a run in the loss for the Tigers, who have not started a season 0-2 since losing nine straight to open the 2003 campaign.
Detroit, which will receive its AL Championship rings before the game, split its six meetings with the Blue Jays last season and is 11-9 in the overall series since the start of the 2004 season. Toronto did take two of three games from the Tigers in their only trip to Comerica in 2006.
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