Last year was marked by a lack of control on and off the field for Burnett. The right-hander cut both hands smacking a clubhouse door out of frustration, came to work with a mysterious black eye and went 10-15 with a 5.26 ERA.
Burnett allowed two hits over two scoreless innings last Wednesday against Houston. On Monday, he had one strikeout - Ryan Howard swinging in the second - during a 45-pitch outing that included 30 strikes.
Eduardo Nunez hit a three-run homer and Curtis Granderson also connected against Phillies right-hander Roy Oswalt, who yielded five runs in 2 2-3 innings.
