But besides the players constantly trying to “one-up” their adversary, even the general managers are competing against one another as after New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman announced that top prospect Luis Severino would make his Major League debut on Wednesday against Boston, Red Sox GM Ben Cherington decided to recall his second ranked pitching prospect Henry Owens for his first opportunity in the Big Leagues on Tuesday. The Yankees have won nine of their last 10 games when scoring more than three runs. “But ideally having another left-hander go against that lineup in that ballpark”. “You can score a lot of runs that way”. Over his first 12 starts, Owens got only 58 percent of his pitches over for strikes. “Everybody’s getting on base”.
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Masahiro Tanaka (7-4, 3.80 ERA) looks to be the latest pitcher to benefit from the offensive largesse. He allowed one run on four hits over six innings and struck out seven batters with just one walk.
He faced Boston once this season, going five innings and giving up three earned runs in a 14-4 home victory April 12.
It’s been a disappointing season for the Boston Red Sox, which is most evident recently in their inability to beat good teams. The Rays’ two-run, eighth-inning rally spoiled Boston’s bid for its first sweep of a series of three or more games since early June.
Owens will replace Rick Porcello, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sore triceps muscle.
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Over 21 starts with Pawtucket this season, Owens is 3-8 with a 3.16 ERA. The Yankees are 5-1 in their last 6 during game 1 of a series and 23-9 in Tanakas last 32 starts. “So we’ll see him on Tuesday”, Farrell said. So Tuesday is Henry’s day.
