Lucas Giolito walked into Progressive Field and was immediately lost, needing directions just to get to the Guardians' clubhouse.
Acquired last week by Cleveland for the club's final-month push to make the playoffs, Giolito on Sunday spoke about his whirlwind past few weeks in which he was traded by the Chicago White Sox, waived by the Los Angeles Angels and acquired by the Guardians.
Giolito will make his debut with Cleveland on Monday in the opener of a critical three-game series against the first-place Minnesota Twins, whom the Guardians are trying to catch in the waning weeks of the 2023 season.Likely needing to sweep the Twins, who have the more favorable schedule down the stretch, the Guardians will now hand the ball for arguably their biggest game to a pitcher who has quickly gone from foe to friend.
“I don’t like to make excuses. I didn’t pitch well, giving up too many home runs and walking too many guys,” he said."I don’t want to point a finger at any like, ‘oh, I’ve been going through this.’ That’s really it for me. “I always noticed the energy and the passion that all the players bring,” he said. “The way Tito leads the group. It’s kind of known as the Cleveland Pitching Factory around the league, so I’m so pumped to be here.”
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