Lucas Giolito’s Sensational Turnaround Season

What a season for Lucas Giolito! The right-handed pitcher ends his tremendous 2019 season as a first-time All-Star with 14 wins, 228 strikeouts, three complete games, two shutouts and a 3.41 ERA. His career-high 228 strikeouts in 2019 are seventh-most in a season in club history. Lucas’ 2.72 ERA improvement from last season (6.13 ERA in 2018) is the best in MLB, and third-best in MLB history behind Dick Ellsworth (2.98) from 1962–63 and Dennis Lamp (2.79) from 1980–81 (STATS LLC).

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Recorded his seventh career double-digit strikeout effort, and sixth this season, in his last outing on 9/12 vs. KC… the six 10-plus strikeout efforts are tied for fourth-most in a…