The Boston Red Sox's game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday was one big party through five innings, but it quickly turned into a nightmare. After taking a 6-0 lead into the bottom of the sixth inning in Lucas Giolito's first start in Major League Baseball since October of 2023,

More than 15 months after signing a free-agent deal with the Red Sox, right-hander Lucas Giolito looked sharp in his long-awaited Boston debut.

The road to get back to a Major League mound was, as Lucas Giolito put it, long and arduous. But as his strong return on Wednesday night demonstrated, it has a chance to be highly rewarding.