Two key Red Sox pitchers at the end of long rehab roads are getting close to seeing their first game action of 2025.

Righties Lucas Giolito and Garrett Whitlock, who had the same internal brace surgery on their pitching elbows last spring, are set to get into Grapefruit League games for the Red Sox in the coming days. Manager Alex Cora told reporters, including WEEI’s Rob Bradford, that Giolito is set for two innings Tuesday at home against the Phillies after throwing a two-inning live batting practice session at Fenway South on Thursday. Whitlock is listed as scheduled to pitch in relief of starter Walker Buehler on Friday against the Marlins in Fort Myers. According to Bradford, Cora said Whitlock will pitch one inning.

The Red Sox have gotten most of their key pitchers — including key starters like Buehler, Garrett Crochet and Tanner Houck and relievers Liam Hendriks and Aroldis Chapman — into game action so far. Giolito and Whitlock are behind as they finish off the final steps in their rehab processes but both are expected to be good to go for Opening Day on March 27.

Giolito, who missed the entire 2024 season after injuring his elbow during a Grapefruit League start last March, has faced hitters in live BP sessions three times, with the first coming on February 25. He has time to get into three or four exhibition games before potentially taking the ball at the end of Boston’s opening series against the Rangers or in the second series against the Orioles.

“I feel like I’m on a very good trajectory for (Opening Day), for sure,” Giolito said last week. “I’ve been doing this for quite some time, so I’m not the kind of guy that needs like a million spring training starts to be ready for a season. For me, it’s all about just progressing at the correct pace. I trust all the guys in that room over there on the medical side. They’ve been leading me in the right direction.”

Whitlock made four starts before suffering a similar injury that led to surgery in late May. The Red Sox are bringing him back as a reliever this season, with Cora envisioning the righty pitching in high-leverage, multi-inning spots as a complement to Hendriks, Chapman and Justin Slaten in the late innings.

Cora recently said Whitlock would “100 percent” be ready for the opener.

The Red Sox will get a look at some interesting arms Friday against Miami. Buehler will start with Whitlock, camp standout Luis Guerrero and Slaten following in relief. After those pitchers will come veteran options Matt Moore (in his spring debut) and Adam Ottavino, then minor league signee Yovanny Cruz.

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