$38.5M starter makes Boston debut after signing 17 months ago
TORONTO — Starter Lucas Giolito, who signed a two-year, $38.5 million contract with Boston in December 2023, will finally make his Red Sox debut.
The 30-year-old righty was activated from the IL to start against the Blue Jays on Wednesday. First pitch from Rogers Centre is scheduled for 7:07 p.m.
Giolito spent the entire 2024 season on the 60-day IL after undergoing an internal brace procedure to repair a damaged elbow he suffered during spring training. A left hamstring strain that he suffered during his first spring training start put him on the IL to begin this season.
Righty Yariel Rodríguez will make his first start of the season for Toronto. He has made 10 relief outings, posting a 4.63 ERA (11 ⅔ innings, six runs). He started 21 games last year but this is expected to be a bullpen game for Toronto as Rodríguez hasn’t pitched beyond 2 innings this year.
Manager Alex Cora will go with the normal lineup he uses against right-handed starters.
BOSTON RED SOX (17-14) @ TORONTO BLUE JAYS (13-16) · ROGERS CENTRE · TORONTO · GAME 32
FIRST PITCH: 7:07 p.m. ET
TV CHANNEL: NESN
RADIO: WEEI 93.7 FM
PITCHING PROBABLES: RHP Lucas Giolito (2025 debut) vs. RHP Yariel Rodríguez (0-0, 4.63 ERA)
Red Sox lineup:
Jarren Duran LF
Rafael Devers DH
Alex Bregman 3B
Trevor Story SS
Wilyer Abreu RF
Kristian Campbell 2B
Triston Casas 1B
Ceddanne Rafaela CF
Carlos Narváez C
