MINNEAPOLIS -- Boston Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck is scheduled to have surgery next week to insert a plate to help a facial fracture heal after he was hit by a batted ball.
Houck was hit below the right eye by a line drive from the New York Yankees' Kyle Higashioka on Friday night. The 26-year-old right-hander saw a doctor Tuesday and it was determined a plate was needed.
Boston manager Alex Cora said Tuesday that the outcome was a "best-case scenario" for Houck because he was hit below the eye and temple.