• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Boston Sports Today

Boston Sports News Contentiously Updated

  • Patriots
  • Red Sox
  • Bruins
  • Celtics
  • Revolution
  • Colleges
    • Boston College
    • Boston University
    • Harvard
    • Northeastern
    • Providence
    • UMass

Alex Cora Gives Encouraging Update On Key Red Sox Pitcher

September 18, 2024 by NESN


Sign In

window[‘TVEPlayer’] = “1705741206383587235”;
if( typeof window[‘NEILSENTRACE’] !== ‘undefined’ ){
window[‘NEILSENTRACE’].init();
} else {
console.log(“Neilsen not ready at player ready”);
}

// Fix for PRDT-3013
// Code will check for presence of brightcove player and attempt to autoplay if it isn’t playing
// due to an error in another player plugin
( () => {
try {
const CHECK_INTERVAL = 500; //check every .5 seconds
const CHECK_MAX_ITERATIONS = 120; //check for max 60 seconds

//checks that the video isn’t playing
const isVideoPlaying = ( player ) => {
return !!( 0 < player.currentTime() && !player.paused() && !player.ended() && 2 {
if ( !window[ 'videojs' ] || !window[ 'videojs' ].getPlayer( window[ 'TVEPlayer' ] ) ) {
if ( checkCount++ <= CHECK_MAX_ITERATIONS ) { //retry for 60 seconds
setTimeout( checkForPlayer, CHECK_INTERVAL );
}
} else {
//we found the player, now play it
const player = window[ 'videojs' ].getPlayer( window[ 'TVEPlayer' ] );
if ( player && !isVideoPlaying( player ) && 'muted' === player.autoplay() ) {
player.play();
}
}
};
checkForPlayer();

} catch ( e ) {
window.nesn_debug && console.warn( 'Error trying to force autoplay of video', e ); // eslint-disable-line no-console
}
} )();

The Boston Red Sox already pushed back not one, but two starts recently for Tanner Houck.

It doesn’t look like the Red Sox will have to do that again for the right-hander, though.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora told reporters prior to Tuesday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field that Houck is still in line to be on the mound Wednesday with Boston clinging to playoff hopes.

“There’s a big chance he’s going to start,” Cora told reporters, per MassLive’s Christopher Smith.

Of course, there’s still plenty of time for Houck’s status to change, much like it did last Friday before the Red Sox faced the New York Yankees. Houck was scratched due to right shoulder fatigue less than an hour before his start in the Bronx with the Red Sox turning to Richard Fitts in an emergency start.

Houck hasn’t started since a Sept. 4 matchup against the New York Mets, in which he allowed four runs on five hits while striking out seven and walking one over five innings. It was a solid start from the 28-year-old, but over the second half of the season, he largely hasn’t looked like the pitcher who earned All-Star honors for the first time this season.

Houck owns an 0-4 record with a 4.78 ERA and 1.462 WHIP in nine starts since the All-Star break. It appears the heavy workload wore him down as he has already thrown 169 2/3 innings this season, which is 63 more than his previous career high.

But Houck will have plenty of rest heading into the start against the Rays as he tries to grind his way to the finish line with just 12 games remaining in Boston’s regular season.

More MLB:

NFL Rookie Quarterbacks Summed Up By Patriots’ Drake Maye Stat

Filed Under: Red Sox

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • Red Sox 4, Dodgers 3: A gritty victory to close out a series win
  • Red Sox lose All-Star starter from trade deadline wishlist after surprise extension
  • Alex Bregman hits 2-run HR, Red Sox take series vs. Dodgers with 4-3 win
  • Bregman, Sox stay hot at Fenway in huge series win over Dodgers
  • Red Sox would be wise not to forget about Triston Casas at trade deadline

Categories

  • Bruins
  • Celtics
  • Colleges
    • Boston College
    • Boston University
    • Harvard
    • Northeastern
    • Providence
    • UMass
  • Patriots
  • Red Sox
  • Revolution
  • Uncategorized

Archives

Our Partners


All Sports

  • Boston Globe
  • Boston.com
  • Boston Herald
  • 247 Sports
  • 985 The Sports Hub
  • Bleacher Report
  • Chowder And Champions
  • NESN
  • The Sports Fan Journal
  • The Spun
  • USA Today
  • WEEI Sports Radio Network

Baseball

  • MLB.com
  • Bosox Injection
  • Last Word On Baseball
  • MLB Trade Rumors
  • Over The Monster

Basketball

  • NBA.com
  • Amico Hoops
  • Celtics Blog
  • Celtics Wire
  • Hardwood Houdini
  • Hoops Hype
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Last Word On Pro Basketball
  • Pro Basketball Talk
  • Real GM

Football

  • New England Patriots
  • Last Word On Pro Football
  • Musket Fire
  • NFL Trade Rumors
  • Our Turf Football
  • Patriots Gab
  • Patriots Wire
  • Pats Pulpit
  • Pro Football Focus
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Football Talk
  • Total Patriots

Hockey

  • Causeway Crowd
  • Elite Prospects
  • Last Word On Hockey
  • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Talk
  • Stanley Cup Of Chowder
  • The Hockey Writers

Soccer

  • Last Word on Soccer
  • MLS Multiplex
  • The Bent Musket

Colleges

  • BC Interruption
  • Big East Coast Bias
  • Busting Brackets
  • College Football News
  • College Sports Madness
  • Eagle In Atlanta
  • Forgotten 5
  • Saturday Blitz
  • The Heights
  • Zags Blog

Copyright © 2025 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in