Felix Hernandez suffered a hip bruise against the Tigers on Saturday, but the Mariners’ ace told Greg Johns of MLB.com today that he’s “good” for his next scheduled start Friday against the Red Sox.
Hernandez was hit by a comebacker off the bat of Ian Kinsler in the fourth inning on Saturday and ended up allowing two runs over five innings before exiting. The outing snapped his major-league record streak of 16 starts of seven or more innings with two runs or fewer allowed. However, his hip isn’t a major concern, so he’ll now look to begin a new streak.
Hernandez leads the American League with a 1.99 ERA and owns a fantastic 197/32 K/BB ratio over 185 1/3 innings.
