Yankees right-hander A.J. Burnett will take the mound in what has become a must-win for his team on Tuesday against the Rangers. Burnett, who has struggled this season, needs to win for New York to avoid facing elimination in Game 5 on Wednesday. He has been criticized all season and many thought the Yankees would start CC Sabathia on short rest if they lost Game 3. "I hear it everywhere, but I'm not really paying attention to it," Burnett said. "I know a lot of things have been written. I don't read a lot, I don't dig into it too much." Burnett was 1-1 in five postseason starts last season. "I'm going to feed off what I did last year," he said. "I told a few people, my seasons have been similar. The only difference is that I have three or four good games toward the end last year where everybody is more confident."