Lucas Giolito is back in the AL Central and back in a playoff race.
Guardians pitchers Triston McKenzie, left, and Lucas Giolito, right, gesture from the dugout in the first inning of a baseball game against the Rays on Sept. 3, 2023.
Giolito will make his debut with Cleveland on Monday in the opener of a critical three-game series against the first-place Minnesota Twins, whom the Guardians are trying to catch in the waning weeks of the 2023 season.Likely needing to sweep the Twins, who have the more favorable schedule down the stretch, the Guardians will now hand the ball for arguably their biggest game to a pitcher who has quickly gone from foe to friend.
The 29-year-old Giolito never settled in with Los Angeles, but said his performance had nothing to do with his new surroundings.“I don’t like to make excuses. I didn’t pitch well, giving up too many home runs and walking too many guys,” he said. “I don’t want to point a finger at any like, ‘oh, I’ve been going through this.’ That’s really it for me.
“I always noticed the energy and the passion that all the players bring,” he said. “The way Tito leads the group. It’s kind of known as the Cleveland Pitching Factory around the league, so I’m so pumped to be here.”
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