Tanner Houck was in a scary situation Friday night when Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka hit a line drive that struck the Red Sox pitcher’s face, causing him to bleed and leave the game.
Following the Red Sox’ 15-5 win, Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Houck got lucky.
“He was conscious the whole time so that’s good,” Cora told reporters. “Obviously the cut. He’s in the hospital right now getting further tests. We’ll know more obviously at the end of the night, but we got lucky there.”
As the team awaits test results, Cora isn’t sure what the extent of Houck’s injury is, saying, “As of now, all I know is he’s conscious.