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Article: Burnett makes an impression: Blue Jays 3, Cubs 2: Toronto starter does enough to snap Cubs' streak, get their attention
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- Chicago Sun-Times
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- June 14, 2008
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With six weeks to go before the non-waiver trade deadline, interleague play wasn't the only thing the Cubs had a chance to get started Friday night in Toronto.
They also got a chance to start looking firsthand at some of the options that might be available as they look at ways to tighten up a starting rotation with questions at the back end.
Not that they enjoyed their scouting foray into the Rogers Centre dome after A.J. Burnett and the Blue Jays bullpen danced in and out of enough trouble to hand the Cubs a 3-2 loss and an end to their four-game win streak to start a six-game trip.
But after tapping the Jays for free-agent pitcher Ted Lilly last year and released ...