The Red Sox had won their first three games of the spring heading into Sunday’s game, which we all know is extremely important in evaluating a team’s chances come regular season time. (This is sarcasm, just in case that wasn’t clear.) They added a fourth win to that total with a victory over the Orioles, using a three-run third to win this one 3-2. Also, they signed Trevor Story today, which is neat. Here are some takeaways from today’s game.
Tanner Houck makes his spring debut
In the wake of the rib injury to Chris Sale that will keep him out for an undetermined but presumably fairly significant amount of time, it seems as though Tanner Houck is going to get the first shot filling that slot in the rotation, which is certainly no surprise given the upside he’s shown in that role.