{"id":75680,"date":"2025-08-10T06:33:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T06:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=75680"},"modified":"2025-08-10T06:33:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T06:33:22","slug":"red-sox-lucas-giolito-the-l-doesnt-go-next-to-my-name-but-it-should","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=75680","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox\u2019 Lucas Giolito: \u2018The L doesn\u2019t go next to my name but it should\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<nav aria-label=\"articleLabel\">\n<ol id=\"articleLabel__list\">\n<li id=\"articleLabel__listItem\">Red Sox<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<ul>\n<li><time datetime=\"2025-08-10175479247200002:21:12\">Updated: Aug. 10, 2025, 2:21 a.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<li><span aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span><time datetime=\"2025-08-10175478956700001:32:47\">Published: Aug. 10, 2025, 1:32 a.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\">\n<article id=\"arc-4K5C3CQLJZESZMFPAZBDVNRFKM\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<div><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/LJBNAZR4PVCMFEOZD3OYUUEM2I.jpg?auth=0a0fad54e92a9bccb8c81022d96daf47daa9d0e8c759b0c33a2716cfcaa4af95&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/LJBNAZR4PVCMFEOZD3OYUUEM2I.jpg?auth=0a0fad54e92a9bccb8c81022d96daf47daa9d0e8c759b0c33a2716cfcaa4af95&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90 500w, https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/LJBNAZR4PVCMFEOZD3OYUUEM2I.jpg?auth=0a0fad54e92a9bccb8c81022d96daf47daa9d0e8c759b0c33a2716cfcaa4af95&amp;width=800&amp;quality=90 800w, https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/LJBNAZR4PVCMFEOZD3OYUUEM2I.jpg?auth=0a0fad54e92a9bccb8c81022d96daf47daa9d0e8c759b0c33a2716cfcaa4af95&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90 1280w\" alt=\"Red Sox\u2019 Lucas Giolito: \u2018The L doesn\u2019t go next to my name but it should\u2019\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Red Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito walks back to the mound during the fifth inning against the Padres on Saturday (AP Photo\/Gregory Bull)AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"RZFWMQYJHVFF7IRQ3R62XEG5TI\">SAN DIEGO \u2014 Red Sox starter Lucas Giolito walked four straight hitters, including forcing in the game-tying and go-ahead runs during a difficult fifth inning.<\/p>\n<p id=\"AHPLA4MOZBGCHDXPEHYQMSBEMM\">\u201cI know that the way baseball works, the L doesn\u2019t go next to my name but it should,\u201d Giolito said. \u201cThat was really bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"YHHMBVNI2RCNPOSVJYYEVBT2QI\">The Red Sox lost 5-4 to the Padres in 10 innings at Petco Park.<\/p>\n<p id=\"QZ4AYTRRCZHS5MFZ6GDM4C3RXQ\">Roman Anthony tied it 4-4 in the ninth inning with an opposite field RBI double. But despite the star rookie\u2019s heroics, Boston couldn\u2019t capitalize in extra innings.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3GNVZ7F4CBEHVL7W6XE4UD37MU\">David Hamilton struck out on a fouled off bunt attempt during Boston\u2019s scoreless top of the 10th inning. The Padres then walked it off on the first pitch from reliever Garrett Whitlock in the bottom half. Ram\u00f3n Laureano connected on a slider from Whitlock for a game-winning single.<\/p>\n<p id=\"NP4XLLODDFCTHOCRMZM2N5YENM\">\u201cI lost feel,\u201d Giolito explained. \u201cI felt a little uncomfortable all day, but we were battling and pitching OK. In the fifth inning, I lost feel for my mechanics and I just couldn\u2019t make the adjustment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"BHNI2QI7ORE4BPJLB3NMVYIK54\">Giolito gave up a fifth-inning leadoff single to Fernando Tatis Jr. before retiring Luis Arr\u00e1ez on a groundout and Manny Machado on a fly-out.<\/p>\n<p id=\"QYQ2BGQESRGA7F2C6EMJPKDSYA\">He then walked four straight batters for the first time in his career.<\/p>\n<p id=\"TYLWZAQQNFHQTJVHIDNIO2XSWQ\">\u201cIt\u2019s inexcusable,\u201d he said. \u201cI truly believe that if I had just gotten out of that fifth inning, made the adjustment, then we would have won that game. Chappy (Aroldis Chapman) would have been pitching for a save instead of in a tie-game situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"QHGXDAAELVCLVMXYZM4YQG2R34\">Manager Alex Cora added, \u201cWe were one pitch away, one out away from getting out of the inning. We\u2019ve got to trust these guys to give us 100 (pitches), at least five innings. It just didn\u2019t work out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"ONEIBDWQ4VBIZFDBXIOGY626MA\">Cora pointed out that Xander Bogaerts walked during the fifth on a pitch that landed in the strike zone.<\/p>\n<p id=\"L5VN6LN6M5FWXGELFIMNW6KYEM\">\u201cThere was a pitch there to Xander, the 3-1 that we thought it was in the box,\u201d Cora said. \u201cBut when you\u2019re all over the place, then you know you\u2019re not gonna get calls. That\u2019s how it is. So we\u2019ll make adjustments and he\u2019ll be ready for Miami.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"CKM54YSTEVB75GQRUXNH6DD4HY\">Giolito dismissed the idea he was having trouble with the mound and his landing spot.<\/p>\n<p id=\"AJ6F5SBSKZF43L3KBJA5MKYCLM\">\u201cI didn\u2019t have any issues with the mound at all,\u201d he said. \u201cI got uncomfortable there and I wasn\u2019t able to make the adjustment. So we\u2019ll dive deeper into it and see. I don\u2019t know if I was rushing over-striding. But yeah, I just lost the ability to throw strikes and can\u2019t happen at this level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"HECXMTKW5JGHTKNMMRCDNU7XGM\">Giolito threw his four-seam fastball 49% of the time, followed by 31% sliders.<\/p>\n<p id=\"VP2PCU363NCUFBXTPVUEAGA4N4\">\u201cI was riding it (the fastball) pretty good,\u201d he said. \u201cI was happy with how it was playing, but lost feel for it. I mean, I couldn\u2019t really land a slider either.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"AXIPB5LBXZARRHZH36EHAHIQDE\">Giolito walked Ryan O\u2019Hearn on a 3-1 fastball to force in the game-tying run. He walked Laureano on a 3-2 fastball, giving San Diego a 4-3 lead.<\/p>\n<p id=\"WFNMGXMYWNGG7D2ORRYCAXGCXQ\">\u201cIt\u2019s terrible because I\u2019m thinking (about) the implications of the game,\u201d Giolito said. \u201cWe have a lead. Pitching well enough to protect that lead. If I get out of that inning sooner, maybe I get six (innings). If I get out of it at some point, it\u2019s five (innings). We exit with the lead. I have so much confidence in our bullpen. They\u2019re just amazing. So I know they would have done their job like they did after they had to come in and bail me out. It\u2019s a game we could have won if I had just made that adjustment.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-gaid=\":Rrjaq6:\">\n<ul data-testid=\"list\">\n<li>Red Sox reactions: Roman Anthony ties it in 9th, Boston gets walked off in 10th<\/li>\n<li>Injured Boston Red Sox rookie still has not begun baseball activities<\/li>\n<li>Who\u2019s Boston Red Sox emergency catcher? \u2018He doesn\u2019t know it\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Alex Cora sticks with same Boston Red Sox lineup after it worked in opener<\/li>\n<li>Red Sox catcher fighting for roster spot? \u2018He\u2019s been playing well for a while\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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