Burnett to start World Series Game 5 for Yankees
By MIKE FITZPATRICK, Associated Press
Nov 1, 2009 4:29 PM CST
New York Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett reacts after Philadelphia Phillies' Pedro Feliz grounded out to end the top of the seventh inning of Game 2 of the Major League Baseball World Series Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)   (Associated Press)

A.J. Burnett will start Game 5 of the World Series for the New York Yankees on three days' rest Monday night.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi chose the Game 2 winner over Chad Gaudin and could start Andy Pettitte on short rest in Game 6 if the Series returns to New York. Burnett beat Pedro Martinez in Game 2 and is 4-0 with a 2.33 ERA in four career starts on short rest.

Game 2 winner Cliff Lee pitches Game 5 for the defending champion Phillies. He has a 0.54 ERA on four postseason starts. New York is seeking its first title since 2000 and leads the Series 2-1.

According to STATS, no team has won the Series using just three postseason starters since the 1991 Minnesota Twins.