The Boston Red Sox secured their path to the postseason while already bearing the weight of injuries to key players in their lineup, including Roman Anthony and pitching depth options like Dustin May. Another shocking pitcher injury has piled on at the worst possible time.
Lucas Giolito will not be on the Red Sox's Wild Card roster, according to Alex Cora in his pre-series press conference on September 29. Giolito is dealing with an elbow issue, and he'll travel to see the doctor who performed the internal brace procedure on his UCL last offseason.
Cora said he hopes Giolito's injury is nothing serious, but even missing the Wild Card series is a troubling outcome for Boston.