Boston Red Sox right-handed Hawk is on the 15-day injury list with a right flexor pronator strain

Tanner Houck, the Red Sox right-hand shooter who is at the worst low point of his career, was placed on the 15-day injury list on Wednesday with a right flexor pronator strain. The team recalled right-pitcher Cooper Criswell from Triple A Worcester to fill the lineup.

Walker Buehler, who is sidelined with a right shoulder inflammation, is expected to activate in a few days and will likely take his place in the Hawker rotation next week against the Mets series. Hawker was scheduled to start on Sunday, but with Thursday's offseason adjustments, Brayan Bello could take the board on Sunday against the Warriors after a regular break.

In the first game of the three-game game with the Tigers on Monday, Hawk lost 11 points in 2.1 innings and was knocked out of nine hits, and the team lost 2-14. This is the second time in a month that he has conceded 11 points in less than three games. Faced with health inquiries after the game, Hawke insisted that he was healthy, but the record revealed an anomaly: 0-3 losses in 9 games of the season and an 8.04 defense rate.

Comparing the peak performance of his first career All-Star in the first half of 2024 (30 starts, 178.2 innings, 9 wins, 10 losses, and a defense rate of 3.12), the notoriously calm pitcher now showed a rare expression of confusion after Monday's game: "It was undoubtedly the most lost moment for me, and not being able to get things done made me feel a lot of pressure. "

With Tuesday's 11-game run against the Tigers, Criswell's return adds to the bullpen for coach Alex Cora. The 28-year-old Chriswell, who played three games for the Red Sox this season, conceded eight points in 4.1 innings (five points to blame), but amassed 31 strikeouts in the four triple-A Worcester's starting games with a 1.99 defense percentage and a 0.97 base percentage per inning.