After a 43-pitch second inning, Burnett continued to struggle in the third and couldn't finish the inning.
Jason Varitek started the two-out rally with a walk, and Mark Kotsay drilled a single. Nick Green lashed a double to left-center, scoring Varitek and putting the Red Sox up 5-0. It was Burnett's 84th pitch in just 2 2/3 innings and his last. Brett Tomko took over and got the final out.
The Red Sox might have had more in the inning. Lowell led off with his second walk, and after Ortiz flied out, Lowell was nailed easily at second on what appeared to be a blown hit-and-run play with Varitek at the plate. Varitek swung and missed the pitch.
In two starts against the Red Sox this season Burnett, who had never been beaten by the Sox, has been banged around for 13 hits, 8 walks, 3 home runs, and 13 runs in just 7 2/3 innings.
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