Henry Owens couldn't spot his fastball on Wednesday afternoon. It sat in the high-80s and topped out at 90 mph, had little action and routinely caught too much of the plate.
Even the best changeup in the world couldn’t have saved him this time.
Owens was lit up by the Yankees, allowing seven runs on six hits (including two homers) in 1 u2154 innings. He was pulled after just 53 pitches in what was easily his worst major league start in six tries.
Masahiro Tanaka’s splitter kept the Red Sox quiet enough for the hot-hitting Yankees to surge to a 13-8 win.