<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-soxs-lucas-giolito-thinks-roman-anthony-has-a-ton-of-promise-after-multi-hit-performance');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox’s Lucas Giolito thinks Roman Anthony has “a ton of promise” after multi-hit performance');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Boston-Red-Sox-outfielder-Roman-Anthony-.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Red Sox’s Lucas Giolito thinks Roman Anthony has “a ton of promise” after multi-hit performance</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-28T18:31:40-07:00">June 28th, 6:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-28T18:31:40-07:00">June 28th, 6:31pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox blew out the Toronto Blue Jays 15-1 on Saturday. After pitching seven shutout innings, Lucas Giolito earned his fourth win of the season. However, he gave most of the credit for the win to Boston’s offense, especially Roman Anthony. The rookie outfielder has struggled since <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-boston-calls-top-prospect-roman-anthony">Alex Cora called him up to the major leagues</a>. On Saturday, he played a great game.</p><p>Anthony entered the game with a batting average of .128. After having so much excitement around him when the Red Sox called him up, Boston’s top prospect fell short of expectations. He took advantage of Toronto’s shaky pitching on Saturday though, going 3-for-6 and scoring two runs in the game.</p><p>While talking with reporters after the game, Giolito gave the 21-year-old props for his performance, according to Mass Live’s Chris Costello. In his opinion, Anthony <a href="https://x.com/ChrisCotillo/status/1939120327650316473" rel="noopener">has worked hard</a> to overcome a slow start to his Major League Baseball career.</p><p>“He’s probably one of the most mature 21-year-old pro baseball players I’ve ever played with,” Giolito said. “Really good head on his shoulders, very even-keeled. I know up to this point he hasn’t been getting those counting stat results that he’s wanted. But he has been showing a ton of promise, really good at-bats. It’s good to see him do that today.”</p><p>After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-rafael-devers-blockbuster-red-sox-trade">Cora and the Red Sox traded Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants</a>, the pressure on Anthony increased. With the face of Boston’s franchise off the team, fans are searching for a new player to get behind. They hope that the trio of Anthony, Kristian Campbell, and Marcelo Mayer can help lead the team into the future.</p><p>While the Red Sox are still under .500, Saturday’s win snapped a six-game losing streak. Cora’s team is only two games out of the last American League Wild Card spot at the halfway point in the season.</p><p>With the trade deadline looming, the pressure is on Cora and the front office to keep the team competitive. Devers’ Boston exit wasn’t pretty, but the Red Sox have started to put it behind them. Third baseman Alex Bregman will return to Boston’s lineup soon, hopefully giving them the offensive kick-start they need.</p><p>If Anthony can ride the momentum of Saturday’s performance into future games, the future is bright. The rookie is just getting started in MLB. Giolito and others are excited to see just how far Anthony and the rest of the Red Sox’s young stars can take them.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox’s Lucas Giolito thinks Roman Anthony has “a ton of promise” after multi-hit performance

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-rafael-devers-earns-incredible-lucas-giolito-take-amid-position-controversy');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox star Rafael Devers earns ‘incredible’ Lucas Giolito take amid position controversy');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Red-Sox-star-Rafael-Devers-swinging.jpg"><figcaption>Peter Aiken-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Red Sox star Rafael Devers earns ‘incredible’ Lucas Giolito take amid position controversy</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-12T09:19:55-07:00">May 12th, 9:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-12T09:20:21-07:00">May 12th, 9:20am</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor with ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP,  he's writing sports betting predictions for numerous sites across North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox grabbed a huge 3-1 victory on Sunday against the Kansas City Royals, with slugger Rafael Devers going deep for the seventh time this season — a projected 440-foot bomb to straightaway center field at Kauffman Stadium.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-rafael-devers-sounds-off-gm-amid-position-controversy">Devers has been in the middle of controversy lately</a> as the Red Sox explore a move to first base for the slugger, who lost his position at the hot corner to Alex Bregman. Following the game, Lucas Giolito, who had a solid start, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/rafael-devers-wilyer-abreu-s-homers-back-lucas-giolito-s-strong-start" rel="noopener">praised Devers.</a></p><p>Via MLB.com:</p><p>“I’m glad he’s on my team and I don’t have to pitch to him anymore,” Giolito said of Devers. “He’s an incredible hitter and we’re very lucky to have him.”</p><p>Red Sox skipper Alex Cora also said Devers is the best DH in the AL at the moment:</p><p>“If you look at the numbers, he’s probably the best DH in the American League right now,” Cora said of Devers.</p><p>Devers was adamant about not losing his spot at third base this past offseason, but Boston was clear on Bregman playing the position instead. John Henry flew to KC on Friday to meet with Devers about playing first after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-triston-casas-il-knee-injury">Triston Casas suffered a season-ending injury</a>. Devers said Thursday he has no interest in doing so.</p><p>It’s an interesting stance, but the reality is Devers is far too important to the Red Sox offensively to make a stink about it. He’s been their DH for every game in 2025. Devers claims Boston isn’t “keeping their word”:</p><p>“I was told he was going to play in this position, designated batsman, and now they’re retracting. So I just don’t think they kept their word.”</p><p>The 28-year-old is batting .280 with seven long balls and 31 RBI. Regardless of how Devers feels right now about first base however, he may need to be a team player and help out if the Red Sox are going to achieve big things this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox star Rafael Devers earns ‘incredible’ Lucas Giolito take amid position controversy

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-alex-cora-reveals-lucas-giolito-return-date');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox manager Alex Cora reveals Lucas Giolito return date');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Lucas-Giolito-works-from-the-mound-in-rehab-start-.jpg"><figcaption>WooSox Photo/Ashley Green / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Red Sox manager Alex Cora reveals Lucas Giolito return date</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-26T11:24:53-07:00">April 26th, 11:24am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-26T11:26:02-07:00">April 26th, 11:26am</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Following a brutal year-plus, Lucas Giolito has finally reached the end of a long road to recovery. The veteran starting pitcher is set to make his Boston Red Sox debut.</p><p>After undergoing an internal brace procedure to repair a partial tear in his UCL in 2024 and enduring a hamstring injury in March, Gioltio will <a href="https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2025/04/despite-519-era-boston-red-sox-say-starter-healthy-ready-for-wednesday.html" rel="noopener">join the big-league roster</a> for its upcoming road series versus the Toronto Blue Jays. Although the team could certainly use starting rotation depth, his rehab outings are leaving fans leery.</p><p>Giolito posted a 5.19 ERA in five starts across Double-A Portland and Triple-A Worcester, walking a startling 13 batters in 17 1/3 innings. The Red Sox are not letting the poor numbers deter them from sending the 2019 All-Star to an MLB mound.</p><p>“Obviously we saw the line but he’s healthy and he’s ready so the plan is for him to be with us in Toronto,” manager Alex Cora said, per MassLive’s Christopher Smith. “Most likely Game 2 (Wednesday).” Boston invested a two-year, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/lucas-giolito-makes-obvious-2025-red-sox-contract-decision">$38.5 million contract in Giolito</a>, so the organization will at least give him a chance to secure a spot in the rotation.</p><p>Though, if he continues to struggle, the team cannot afford to let money dictate its decision-making. Both Hunter Dobbins and Richard Fitts have fared well plugging in for injures starters Giolito, Brayan Bello and Kutter Crawford. They have done enough to create a rotation dilemma.</p><p>Lucas Giolito will now look to render it meaningless when he heads to the Great White North. He finished the 2023 campaign on a sour note, posting 6.89 and 7.04 ERAs with the Los Angeles Angels and Cleveland Guardians, respectively. Hopefully, Boston will get the version of Giolito that twice finished in the top-1o for American League Cy Young voting while on the Chicago White Sox.</p><p>He sports a 4.43 lifetime ERA and 1,077 strikeouts in eight seasons, as he gets set to begin the latest chapter of his MLB career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox manager Alex Cora reveals Lucas Giolito return date

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He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox bounced back after losing four of their first five games to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-alex-bregmans-message-home-opener-cardinals-fire-up-fans">win two straight</a> against the Baltimore Orioles and secure their first series victory of the year. As they prepare for their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-alex-bregmans-message-home-opener-cardinals-fire-up-fans">home opener</a> against the St. Louis Cardinals, the team has received some positive injury news regarding a pair of their starting pitchers, Brayan Bello and Lucas Giolito.</p><p>Bello dealt with a cranky shoulder throughout spring training that caused him to get a late start, while Giolito suffered a left hamstring strain on the first pitch of his first start in spring training. Both guys started the season on the injured list, but it seems like they are making their way back towards full health, as they both have <a href="https://x.com/jcmccaffrey/status/1908175362837577818" rel="noopener">rehab starts on their schedule</a> next week.</p><p>“Bello pitching Sunday for Worcester and Giolito on Tuesday. Both will need at least one more rehab start after that. Crawford still just throwing bullpens,” Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic shared in a post on X, formerly Twitter.</p><h2><b>Red Sox starting rotation could get big Brayan Bello, Lucas Giolito boost</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Brayan-Bello.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Bello and Giolito figure to factor into the mix for the Red Sox starting rotation once they return to the majors. Bello had a decent 2024 campaign for Boston, posting a 14-8 record with a 4.49 earned run average while racking up 153 strikeouts, but he figures to benefit from being a middle of the rotation starter, rather than an ace like the team was trying to utilize him as. Giolito hasn’t pitched since 2023 after he missed the entire 2024 season due to an elbow injury he suffered in March.</p><p>Once these two guys return, Richard Fitts and Sean Newcomb are likely to get sent to the bullpen, with Kutter Crawford also expected to be a part of the team’s pitching staff once he returns from his own injury woes. For now, Boston will focus on winning with the players they have at their disposal, and they will look to pick up their third straight victory when they face off against the Cardinals on Friday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox get Brayan Bello, Lucas Giolito injury updates

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-lucas-giolito-looks-strong-in-rehab-start-brayan-bello-nearing-return');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox’s Lucas Giolito looks strong in rehab start, Brayan Bello nearing return');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Red-Sox-news-Lucas-Giolito-looks-strong-in-rehab-start-Brayan-Bello-nearing-return.jpg"></figure><h1>Red Sox’s Lucas Giolito looks strong in rehab start, Brayan Bello nearing return</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-02T19:53:34-07:00">April 2nd, 7:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-02T19:53:34-07:00">April 2nd, 7:53pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox haven’t gotten off to the best of starts to the 2025 season, with Rafael Devers’ slump from the plate dominating the headlines. But help is on the way for the Red Sox as they move to 2-4 on the year after an impressive 3-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday which was buoyed by an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-boston-garrett-crochet-agree-to-monster-170-million-extension">ace-level start from Garrett Crochet</a>, who pitched eight innings and struck out eight in a shutout victory.</p><p>Crochet is having to do some very heavy lifting for the Red Sox rotation, and he’s certainly capable of doing so. In fact, both Red Sox wins thus far in 2025 have come during Crochet’s starts. But Boston is going to get a few starting pitching reinforcements in no time, with Lucas Giolito and Brayan Bello <a href="https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2025/04/red-sox-injuries-starter-feeling-good-after-rehab-start-lucas-giolito-goes-21-scoreless.html" rel="noopener">receiving positive updates</a> in their road to recovery from injury.</p><p>Giolito looked very good in his rehab start with Triple-A Worcester, as he allowed just one hit and one walk in 2.1 innings of work while striking out two, as per Christopher Smith of Mass Live. He also had his <a href="https://x.com/SmittyOnMLB/status/1907586216993677778" rel="noopener">entire repertoire</a> in display, as he threw his four-seamer, changeup, slider, and curveball at least once, and his fastball topped out at 94.7 mph on a night where he averaged 93.2 on his heater, as noted by Smith.</p><p>Meanwhile, manager Alex Cora said that “everything went well” in Bello’s rehab start for Triple-A, although he did allow four runs on four hits and two walks in 2.1 innings of work. The good news is that his fastball looked good at 97.3 mph.</p><h2><b>Red Sox’s rotation to receive a boost shortly</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Garrett-Crochet.jpg"><figcaption>Tim Heitman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The first go-around for the Red Sox’s current starting rotation wasn’t very promising. The likes of Walker Buehler, Tanner Houck, Sean Newcomb, and Richard Fitts all underwent their fair share of struggles in their season debut, and with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-alex-cora-defiant-take-rafael-devers-historic-strikeout-rate">Red Sox offense sputtering</a> to start the year, this is not the kind of play Boston envisioned prior to the start of the season. Of course, we are only six games in, and the Red Sox have plenty of time to figure it out.</p><p>It’s not quite clear when Giolito will be returning to the big-league roster, but this performance suggests that he is getting very close to making his season debut for the Red Sox. On the other hand, the Red Sox are going to be cautious with Bello, as Smith noted that Boston is going to be requiring him to make <a href="https://x.com/SmittyOnMLB/status/1907587379256234493" rel="noopener">three more rehab starts</a> before receiving the big-league call.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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