BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck left Friday’s matchup with the Yankees after being struck on the face with a line drive.
With Boston leading 10-1 in the fifth inning, New York’s Kyle Higashioka led off and fell behind 1-2 in the count, before lining Houck’s 92 mph sinker straight up the middle and hitting Houck.
Houck immediately went to the ground and stayed down for a few minutes while he was attended to by athletic trainers. The right side of his face was bleeding, but he was able to get to his feet and walk off the field on his own power.