Not only has Lucas Giolito stepped up as the Boston Red Sox’ most reliable starter after Garrett Crochet, but he has arguably been the best pitcher in MLB for the last month.
Giolito continued his torrid stretch with another stellar performance Wednesday vs. the Colorado Rockies. The veteran right-hander tossed six scoreless innings, striking out six while allowing four hits and no walks in Boston’s 10-2 victory.
According to MassLive.com’s Christopher Smith, Giolito is the first Red Sox pitcher to go six or more innings with two or fewer runs allowed in six straight outings since David Price in 2018. He has posted a 0.70 ERA over that span, the second-best mark in MLB after Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler (0.53 ERA across five starts).
Wednesday’s outing lowered Giolito’s season ERA to 3.36, the third-best on the Red Sox behind Crochet (2.39) and Brayan Bello (3.27). Bello tossed his first career complete game in Tuesday’s win over Colorado.
Giolito struggled to start the campaign after missing all of 2024 due to Tommy John surgery. The soon-to-be 31-year-old has since settled in and looked more like the pitcher who earned Cy Young votes for three straight seasons (2019-21) with the Chicago White Sox.
The Red Sox will turn to Walker Buehler on Thursday when they open their four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park. Boston will enter its final series before the All-Star break on a six-game win streak, 5.5 games back in the American League East standings and a half-game behind in the Wild Card race.
