ST. LOUIS -- A.J. Burnett threw his latest sim game this afternoon at Busch Stadium, going six innings and about 90 pitches against live batters. The sim game took place in the heat of the afternoon, with the temperature in the mid-90s.
"I think it was a good test today, getting out here in the heat, throwing about six innings plus, 90 pitches plus," Burnett said. "With the environment and the hitters in there, it went well. I survived. That's what I wanted to get out of it. I wanted to get out and execute pitches, game-like, and that's what we did.