White Sox fans saw the very best side of Lucas Giolito last week, as the once-and-future ace held the Minnesota Twins to just two hits on 101 pitches.
Giolito, having just returned to the mound from bereavement leave, put his dependable fastball to work and notched seven strikeouts. But the game that should’ve clinched a White Sox sweep took a turn for the worse in extra innings, when incessant missed scoring opportunities and poor relief pitching tipped the scales in Minnesota’s favor.
Now in his seventh season wearing the Old English, Giolito seems to have found the rhythm that first brought him All-Star caliber fame in 2019.