Lucas Giolito has made seven starts for the Red Sox this season, and for the most part we’ve seen two different versions of him. In three of the starts, he’s allowed six or more earned runs, but in another three, he’s allowed one earned run or less.
Given the current state of the bullpen, the team desperately needs good Giolito to show up tonight. Otherwise, it could be a very ugly evening at the ballpark.
But you know what’s not ugly? Having Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer and Kristian Campbell all in the lineup together again. (Now let’s see if they keep Mayer and Anthony in there until the end of the game.