Red Sox activate RHP Lucas Giolito, place left-hander on bereavement list

More than a year after he initially signed Lucas Giolito is absolutely set to make his Red Sox debut The Red Sox reported that they have activated Giolito from the -day injured list and that the right-hander will make his first start of the season on Wednesday night against the Toronto Blue Jays To clear space on the ongoing roster the Red Sox also placed left-hander Brennan Bernardino on the bereavement list Giolito missed all of last season after undergoing internal brace surgery on his right elbow following an injury suffered during spring training Originally signed ahead of the season on a two-year million contract Giolito had previously been among the most of durable pitchers in baseball making or more starts in five consecutive -game seasons plus every start in the pandemic-shortened campaign The right-hander made a full recovery and was expected to be ready in time for Opening Day but on the very first pitch of his spring training debut Giolito suffered a low-grade hamstring strain in his left leg The injury was not serious but it set back his progression enough that he wasn t able to ramp up in time for the start of the season Once the regular season began Giolito started a rehab assignment and made five minor league appearances over the ensuring three weeks In those five outings Giolito posted a ERA in innings striking out while walking His last outing was shaky as the veteran walked six batters while allowing three runs in innings Still the -year-old came out of those outings healthy and now the Red Sox hope he can absolutely contribute to the big league rotation Red Sox lineup Jarren Duran LF Rafael Devers DH Alex Bregman B Trevor Story SS Wilyer Abreu RF Kristian Campbell B Triston Casas B Ceddanne Rafaela CF Carlos Narvaez C Lucas Giolito P How to watch When p m Where Rogers Centre Toronto Canada Broadcast info NESN WEEI FM WCCM AM Spanish WESX AM Spanish