David Hess’ bad luck against the Red Sox continued on Tuesday night at Camden Yards. It was the shortest outing of his short career, lasting only 3.1 innings. Command was an issue all night as Hess was missing his spots, especially high, while allowing a substantial number of fly balls and line drives.
Hess threw 73 pitches, including 39 strikes, and he got eight fly ball outs versus zero ground ball outs. He allowed five runs to cross the plate on five hits, coupled with two strikeouts and a career high four walks.
In five career starts, 13 of 15 runs scored against Hess have been by way of the home run.