Lucas Giolito battled his way into two deep-inning starts this past week, despite lacking run support.
The first came in a doubleheader against the Phillies, when Giolito hurled six hitless innings, including seven strikeouts. It was undoubtedly his best start since last August, and also a key victory, tying up the series in Philadelphia.
Giolito made another deep dive into late innings against Tampa last Sunday, pitching seven innings and striking out five. He gave up two homers and a total of four runs. That was more than the Rays needed, as they limited the Sox offense to a single run.