When Lucas Giolito gets into one of his zones, Anderson said the White Sox pitcher is entering his “bully stage.”
The Sox desperately needed an enforcer Tuesday to kick-start their postseason after two stomach-churning weeks saw them drop from the top seed in the American League to No. 7.
Giolito was up to the task, taking a perfect game into the seventh inning and dominating the Oakland Athletics in a 4-1 win in Game 1 of the wild-card series.
He didn’t take their lunch money or give them wedgies, but his stellar performance gives the Sox a chance to grab the best-of-three series Wednesday with Dallas Keuchel on the mound.