Red Sox's Lucas Giolito Says He Needs to 'Figure It the F--k Out' Amid Struggles

Lucas Giolito and the Boston Red Sox picked up a win against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday, but the starting pitcher's struggles continued.

After allowing seven runs in the game, he said he needs to starting turning things around.

"I need to figure it the f--k out," Giolito said, per MassLive's Chris Cotillo.

Coming into Wednesday's game, Giolito had seven starts and had posted a 6.42 ERA and 1.63 WHIP with a 1-1 record. Against the Angels, he allowed eight hits and seven runs, including a home run, in just 1.2 innings. The Red Sox bullpen managed to allow just two runs the rest of the way as Boston won on a walk-off homer.

Giolito has had a few positive outings so far. In May, he went 6.2 innings against the Kansas City Royals, giving up just two hits and a run with five strikeouts. Later that month, against the Baltimore Orioles, he pitched seven innings, giving up six hits but no runs while picking up six strikeouts.

But his good showings have been marred by inconsistency, and he's been mostly unreliable for Boston as the Sox sit in fourth place in the AL East at 30-34.

Giolito, an All-Star in 2019, hasn't been the same pitcher since leaving the Chicago White Sox. He was traded to the Angels during the 2023 season and recorded a 6.89 ERA in six starts. He finished up the 2023 season with the Cleveland Guardians, where his struggles continued as he posted a 7.04 ERA in six starts.

He signed with the Red Sox ahead of the 2024 season but was out for the year after having offseason surgery. A $19 million player option kept him in Boston this year, but he hasn't had the bounceback season he and the Red Sox were hoping for.

Giolito is well aware of his struggles through the first part of the season, and he'll look to find some consistency moving forward.

"This is the big leagues. You have to have a level of consistency," he said. "So I'm going to continue to work toward that."