Tanner Houck throws complete-game 3-hit shutout, Red Sox top Cleveland 2-0

Tanner Houck pitched a three-hitter with nine strikeouts against the Cleveland Guardians at Fenway Park Wednesday night. Barry Chin/Globe StaffBOSTON (AP) — Tanner Houck pitched a three-hitter with nine strikeouts for Boston’s first complete-game shutout at Fenway Park in nearly seven years, and the Red Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-0 on Wednesday night.

Connor Wong homered in the fourth, one inning after Boston scored its first run on a balk by Cleveland starter Ben Lively.

Houck (3-1) walked none in his first career complete game, which took just 1 hour, 49 minutes. He finished one short of his season high for strikeouts.

It was Boston’s first complete-game shutout since Michael Wacha…