Pitchers often pay for their mistakes, and Henry Owens has been paying dearly for his.
Owens took another one on the chin Tuesday night, when a few misfired pitches turned into a whole lot of damage for the Tampa Bay Rays in a 5-2 victory over the Red Sox at Fenway Park.
It was the same story, rewritten by Owens for the third time in his ninth career start: He has the talent to make major league hitters swing through air, but he gets knocked all around the park if his command isn’t perfect.
He allowed five runs (four earned) over 7 u2153 innings and has now allowed at least five runs in three of his nine starts.