Houston Astros (11-31) at Pittsburgh Pirates (25-17), 7:05 p.m. (ET)

Fantasy Facts - Burnett throws his curveball often

A.J. Burnett has thrown his curveball 32 percent of the time, tied for most in the league among pitchers who have made at least 6 starts. The Mariners have hit a league-worst .131 in at-bats ending with a curveball.

Burnett Piling Up Strikeouts

A.J. Burnett leads the National League with 57 strikeouts after punching out nine batters in the Pirates' 3-1 victory over the Nationals. Only one other Pirates pitcher in the modern era (since 1900) had more than 55 strikeouts in his first seven starts of a season. That was Jose DeLeon, who K'd 62 batters in his first seven starts of the 1983 campaign.

Burnett Beats Cards Again

From Elias: A.J. Burnett improved his record to 2-2 as the Pirates won, 5-3, at St. Louis. Both of Burnett's wins this season have come at the expense of the Cardinals, against whom his ERA stands at 1.38. The last Pittsburgh pitcher to record two wins against St. Louis in the month of April was Brian Fisher in 1988. In 2012, Burnett was 1-2 with an ERA of 8.80 against the Cardinals.

Fantasy Facts - Burnett's offspeed pitches

A.J. Burnett has a 59.5 strikeout percentage in plate appearances ending in his offspeed pitches, second best in the league. As a team, the Phillies have struck out on 32.6 percent of plate appearances ending in an offspeed pitch this season, the sixth-worst rate in the league.

Burnett Flirts With A No-hitter Again

From Elias: Carlos Beltran doubled with two outs in the seventh inning to break up A.J. Burnett's no hitter in the Pirates 5-0 win over the Cardinals on Wednesday night. It marked the fifth time that Burnett took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in his career, having previously done that with the Marlins on May 12, 2001 -- a night in which he completed the no hitter -- and Sept. 20, 2005, with the Yankees on April 14, 2009 and as a member of the Pirates on July 31, 2012. Only five other active pitchers have held teams hitless through six innings as many as five times: Derek Lowe (6), Mark Buehrle (5), Matt Cain (5), Ted Lilly (5) and Justin Verlander (5).

MLB - Burnett Thru 6

A.J. Burnett (PIT) has a no-hitter through 6 IP... * Last Pirates no-hitter was a combined effort on July 12, 1997 * Burnett threw a no-hitter on May 12, 2001 as a member of the Marlins against the Padres... He walked 9 hitters in that one. * Burnett was the losing pitcher in the MOST RECENT no-hitter... Homer Bailey's no-no for the Reds in September of last season. * Bailey's no-hitter is the only no-no ever thrown at PNC Park. * Only 27 pitchers have thrown multiple no-hitters.

The Herd with Colin Cowherd

Cubs P Jeff Samardzija comments on why he chose MLB over the NFL, what it's like playing at Wrigley Field, the resurgence of Notre Dame football and more.

MLB - Burnett 10+ K game

A.J. Burnett had 10 K in 5 2/3 IP vs the Cubs. He is the first pitcher in the Live Ball era with at least 10 K in fewer than 6 IP on Opening Day.