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Yankees-Orioles Pitching Preview: AJ Burnett Needs to Step It Up Tonight

New York Yankees need to turn around this horrid road trip.

The usually easy wins against the Baltimore Orioles are a thing of the past, as the Bombers visit the most-improved team at Camden Yard this weekend for three games.

New York Yankees starting pitcher AJ Burnett will take the mound. Burnett has been a mess this season.

Burnett’s usual seesawing is not always this bad and as of now he is deemed unreliable. This season Burnett is 10-13 with a 5.13 ERA, giving-up 20 home-runs, walking 72 batters and striking out 132 over 29 starts.

Burnett’s strikeouts have dropped significantly. In 08’ he fanned 231 batters and last season he posted 195 total in regular season. He loses control much sooner than in ...

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