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Houck allowed one run on four hits and no walks while striking out four batters over four innings in a no-decision against Tampa Bay on Wednesday. Houck was cleared to start for the first time in two weeks following a bout of right shoulder fatigue, but the Red Sox elected to treat him with caution and pull him after 60 pitches despite an effective performance. The right-hander had good control in throwing 70 percent of his pitches for strikes, and he yielded just a second-inning run. If he came out of the outing without any setbacks, Houck could have a longer leash in his next start, which lines up to come in Toronto next week.
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Red Sox manager Alex Cora confirmed that Houck (shoulder) will start Wednesday against the Rays, MLB.com reports. The right-hander will be making his first start since Sept. 4 after he had been dealing with fatigue in his right shoulder. Before his recent absence, Houck had gone 0-4 with a 4.78 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 38:21 K:BB in 52.2 innings in nine starts since the All-Star break.
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Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Tuesday that there's a "big chance" Houck (shoulder) will start Wednesday's game against the Rays, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports. The 28-year-old was scratched from his scheduled start Friday versus the Yankees after receiving extra rest between outings in order to combat a "dead arm" phase, but he's now on the cusp of making his first start since Sept. 5. Assuming Houck pitches Tuesday as indicated by Cora, the right-hander could have some workload limitations while making his first start in two weeks.
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Houck was scratched from his scheduled start Friday versus the Yankees due to right shoulder fatigue, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. Houck was scheduled to pitch Friday on eight days of rest in order to combat what manager Alex Cora labeled a "dead arm" phase, but the 28-year-old righty looks like he will need even more time off between starts. Richard Fitts will make a spot start in Houck's stead Friday.
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Houck (arm) is listed as Friday's starter against the Yankees. Manager Alex Cora noted Tuesday that Houck had been going through a "dead arm" phase that resulted in his start getting pushed back. The right-hander will end up getting eight days between starts. He is 0-2 with a 4.25 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 26 strikeouts in 29.2 innings over his last five starts. Houck has logged at least five innings in each of his last 10 starts.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BOS | 29 | 29 | 173.7 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 154 | 47 | 155 | 3.21 | 1.16 |
| 2023 | BOS | 21 | 21 | 106.0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 99 | 41 | 104 | 5.00 | 1.36 |
| 2022 | BOS | 32 | 4 | 60.0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 56 | 22 | 49 | 3.15 | 1.18 |
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| Situation | Record | ERA | INN | ER | K |
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| vs MINNESOTA | -1 | 4.50 | 6.0 | 3 | 5 |
| @ FENWAY PARK | -2 | 3.34 | 94.2 | 35 | 74 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 9/18 | @  |
- | - | - | 4.0 | 4 | 3.69 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 9/04 | @  |
- | 1 | - | 5.0 | 5 | 3.86 | 1 | 7 | 1.20 |
| 8/30 | @  |
- | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 3.30 | 2 | 6 | 0.83 |
| 8/25 | vs  |
- | 1 | - | 6.0 | 7 | 4.13 | 4 | 2 | 1.83 |
| 8/19 | @  |
- | - | - | 6.0 | 8 | 2.50 | 0 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 8/14 | vs  |
- | - | - | 6.2 | 6 | 2.25 | 2 | 3 | 1.20 |
| 8/09 | vs |
- | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1.50 | 3 | 1 | 1.17 |
Upcoming Games
| date | Opp | time | Scheduled Starter |
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| 9/19 | @ |
6:50 PM | Zack Littell |
| 9/20 | vs  |
7:10 PM | David Festa |
| 9/21 | vs |
4:10 PM | Pablo Lopez |
| 9/22 | vs |
1:35 PM | Zebby Matthews |
| 9/23 | @  |
7:07 PM | Bowden Francis |
| 9/24 | @ |
7:07 PM | Kevin Gausman |
| 9/25 | @ |
7:07 PM | Jose Berrios |