The Boston Red Sox placed right-hander Tanner Houck on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to a facial fracture.
The move is retroactive to Saturday for Houck, who was struck just under his right eye by a line drive from Kyle Higashioka of the New York Yankees on Friday night.
Houck received stitches at Fenway Park and was taken to Mass General Hospital for evaluation. Houck was resting at home in stable condition and is slated for follow-up appointments next week to determine whether surgery is necessary.
“He’s going to see the doctor at the end of the week, and then we’ll go from there. I don’t know if surgery is needed or not,” manager Alex Cora said Sunday morning before Boston faced the New York Yankees in the opener of a split doubleheader.
Houck, 26, is 3-6 with a 5.05 ERA through 13 starts this season.
He has a 12-15 record with nine saves and a 3.66 ERA in 66 career games (33 starts) with the Red Sox.
The Red Sox recalled right-hander Kaleb Ort from Triple-A Worcester to start Sunday’s opener. They also appointed left-hander Chris Murphy as the club’s 27th man.
Ort, 31, is 1-0 with a 5.87 ERA in 14 relief appearances with Boston this season.
Murphy, 25, made his lone appearance with the Red Sox on June 7. He scattered two hits over 3 1/3 scoreless innings in a no-decision against the Cleveland Guardians.
The Yankees appointed right-hander Greg Weissert as their 27th man for the doubleheader.
Weissert, 28, has a 5.06 ERA in five relief appearances this season with the Yankees.
–Field Level Media
