By Art Berke
“I’m going out there with confidence every time and keeping it simple. It’s all about just executing the next pitch.”
— Lucas Giolito
Lucas Giolito’s dominance of big-league hitters has been a revelation and one of the most satisfying developments of the early season. The American League Pitcher of the Month for May improved his record to 9–1 on Saturday in the Sox’ 2–0 triumph over the Royals by winning his seventh straight start and eighth decision in a row with a career-best 11 strikeouts in 7.2 innings of work.