Tanner Houck Looking To Play Spoiler Tuesday Versus Rays
1 year agoBoston Red Sox right-hander Tanner Houck will look to play spoiler when he takes on the division-rival Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday at Fenway Park. While the Rays have a postseason spot well in hand, they are still just 2.5 games back of the Baltimore Orioles for the top spot in the American League East entering the final week of their regular season. Houck has made 19 starts this season, tossing a 4.92 ERA and a middling 12.6% K-BB% in that time. His 4.36 SIERA, 4.08 xFIP, and solid 51.9% ground-ball rate suggest he has probably been a bit better than his surface ERA indicates but the results largely have not been there this season. The 27-year-old has been better of late, however, allowing just two earned runs, albeit with seven walks, over his last two starts and 10 innings of work.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com