Boston Red Sox right-hander Tanner Houck closed out the team's 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday to earn his third save of the year. He came on in the ninth inning with two outs and a man on first base while the team had a 6-2 lead. He wound up giving up a pair of doubles and two runs -- only one charged to him -- before striking out Paul Goldschmidt to end the game. Houck has earned each of this three saves since June 10 and has emerged as the team's preferred ninth inning ...

Howdy fellow RotoBallers, and welcome to Week 9 of the fantasy baseball season. Last week's list featured players like Roansy Contreras, Aaron Ashby, Michael Harris and Spencer Strider off the waiver wire, and we're back at it for more. Just like any other week, we have put together a full assortment of fantasy baseball waiver wire articles. We are with you every single week, and are going to do our best to help guide you through the entire MLB season and bring home that fantasy trophy.For those...

Boston Red Sox right-hander Tanner Houck and Kutter Crawford were placed on the restricted list on Monday because they are unvaccinated from COVID-19. In a corresponding move, Tyler Danish and John Schreiber were called up from the minor leagues. The Red Sox are traveling to Canada this week to face the Toronto Blue Jays, but Houck and Crawford won't be allowed to make the trip. With Houck not making his next start until this Friday against the Baltimore Orioles, right-hander Garrett ...

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Tanner Houck revealed to the Boston Globe on Sunday that he is not vaccinated. This means that he won't be allowed to travel with the team to Toronto for a four-game series against the Blue Jays later this month (April 25 to April 28). As the rotation is currently set up, Houck would have been slated to start Game 2 of the series. Red Sox manager Alex Cora hasn't revealed who will start in his place yet. Houck struggled in his first outing of the year, but he had...

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Tanner Houck is all but certain to have a rotation spot to open the 2022 season, according to head coach Alex Cora. Nathan Eovaldi, Nick Pivetta and Houck are the team's three starters locked into rotation spots so far. Veterans Michael Wacha and Rich Hill and Garrett Whitlock are in the mix for the final two spots. MassLive's Chris Cotillo is guessing Wacha and Hill will round out the rotation. Houck, 25, pitched well in 18 appearances (13 starts) in his ...

There are a lot of different ways the 2022 season could go for Boston Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck. In a best-case scenario, the 25-year-old would pick up where he left off last year and stick in the rotation throughout the season. If that indeed ends up being the case, hes going to be a steal at his current ADP of around 200.However, the worst-case scenario is that the right-hander barely sniffs the rotation and mostly works in long relief throughout the year.Most likely, hes going to fall ...

The 25-year-old Tanner Houck appeared in 18 games (13 starts) for Boston and posted numbers that should make fantasy managers salivate: 3.52 ERA, 30.5 K%, and a 7.4 BB%. His underlying metrics were even better as Houck posted a 3.20 xFIP and 3.22 xERA over his 69 IP. Lest you think that his strikeouts were inflated by his bullpen work, Houck was exclusively used as a starter in Triple-A last season and posted a 28.9 K% with a 7.8 BB%. Houck had three different secondary pitches with a 16 SwStr%...

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Tanner Houck came on in relief of Chris Sale in the second inning Friday and got Boston back on track against the Tampa Bay Rays, throwing five innings and allowing one run on two hits and no walks with five strikeouts. He took the win in the 14-6 victory. This outing comes on the heels of five perfect innings in his final appearance of the regular season. Houck is unlikely to appear as a starter in this series due to his heavy usage in this game, but he'll be ...

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Tanner Houck was perfect through five innings in his start against the Washington Nationals on Saturday. He retired each of the 15 batters he faced, striking out eight of them. He was pulled after throwing 53 pitches. Unfortunately, he got minimal run support and wound up with a no decision. The 25-year-old has had a few dominant outings this year, but this was very clearly his most impressive showing of the year. He made a total of 18 appearances on the season ...

Boston Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck entered out of the bullpen Saturday, throwing 2 2/3 innings of scoreless ball on one hit and no walks. He struck out three batters and earned his first win of the season. With the playoffs on the line, the Red Sox have chosen to maximize Chris Sale and Nathan Eovaldi's starts, making Houck more useful out of the pen. He's an excellent multi-inning weapon, but he doesn't hold very much fantasy value as a result.