It was a scary scene at Fenway Park on Friday night after Boston Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck had to exit his start against the New York Yankees after being being hit in the face on a line drive that went straight back to the pitcher's mound.
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He suffered facial contusion due to the incident, per Gio Rivera of NESN.
Up 13-1 in the fifth inning, Houck was cruising through his start but took a shot to the facial area off a batted ball by Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka that had a velocity of 89.