Red Sox’s Lucas Giolito breaks silence on devastating injury

Despite the severity of the injury, Giolito didn’t think his season was over immediately after the injury. The Red Sox pitcher recalled feeling a similar sensation last season that ultimately resulted in nothing, so he had no reason to believe that it was a serious injury.

“No, I didn’t know it was over. ‘Cause I had something, I had a similar sensation last year that ended up being nothing. I remember I was on the mound and I was like, ‘Is it like something last year or was it something else?’ It was pretty interesting, all the initial tests were pointing to one thing… it didn’t seem significant. And then I got an MRI, and the MRI showed that, ‘Oh, your UCL is damaged.’.

Red Sox’ pitching staff after Giolito injury

Giolito was supposed to be one of the solutions to a Red Sox rotation that struggled last season. They were one of the worst units last season, and with Chris Sale signing with the Atlanta Braves… they needed a new face. Giolito struggled to end the year, but he still performed pretty solidly. Banking on a bounce-back season was not a bad idea at all.

With Giolito out for the year, though, the Red Sox have had to rely on a few faces to get them through the season. Tanner Houck is playing some pretty great ball as of late, going 3-1 with a 1.35 ERA and 28 strikeouts. Brayan Brello and Nick Pivetta is also playing great, although Pivetta is currently on the injured list.

Even with all of the injuries, the Red Sox are still in good position this season. They are 13-10 right now, good for third in the AL East. A playoff berth will be pretty tough: the Yankees and the Orioles are playing out of their minds, and the Blue Jays are creeping up right behind them after a slow start. How far can they go with a battered and bruised team?