Plus, some mechanical adjustments “got some life back” on Lucas Giolito’s fastball.
Roman Anthony wasn’t aware that his family would be there in time for the start of last night’s game, and, based on the text messages I received during the game, it was the family that stole the show for many viewers. Some were enamored by Anthony Anthony (Roman’s dad) and Anthony Anthony Jr. (Roman’s brother), others by Lori (Roman’s mother) in tears on his first career hit, and the rest doing Instagram searches for Lia (Roman’s sister).
All the feels for Roman Anthony’s family after his first Major League hit https://t.co/VzmarQVar4 pic.twitter.com/ge4WOsb75u
— MLB (@MLB) June 10, 2025
What has stood out has been Anthony’s interviews, in which always talk about the team and his family before himself. Garrett Whitlock said, “He’s very mature and very polished for how young he is, not just on the baseball field but who he is outside of the baseball field, too. It’s been really impressive seeing how respectful he is to absolutely everyone and amazing to see how his mom and dad raised him.” (Chris Cotillo, Mass Live)
In the four weeks before last night’s game, the Red Sox pitching staff had averaged 4.6 IP/game (29th in MLB), a 6.34 ERA (29th), and a .307 opponents batting average (Last). After Lucas Giolito’s great outing on Tuesday night piggybacked a strong Brayan Bello start on Monday, Alex Speier asks if any of these guys can just be a “number three starter” behind Garrett Crochet. (Alex Speier, Boston Globe)
In the postgame, Giolito talked about breaking down his mechanics between starts and “made some big-time adjustments. We found something to get some life back on my heater.”
“Narvi was fantastic behind the plate, as usual… we’re just gonna keep building off of this one…”
Lucas Giolito reflects on his stellar start pic.twitter.com/iC4oWEIQUm
— NESN (@NESN) June 11, 2025
It was Greg Weissert who got the save in Tuesday night’s game, a “back-up closer” role which had previously gone to Justin Slaten. Slaten’s return from shoulder inflammation is not imminent. “It’s slower than we expected, let’s put it that way,” Alex Cora said. “He hasn’t reacted to treatment the way we expected.” (Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald)
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