Red Sox manager Alex Cora might have to get creative with the season on the line.

That's the reality with veteran right-hander Lucas Giolito sidelined due to an elbow injury . Giolito was left off the team's American League Wild Card roster before the best-of-three playoff series against the Yankees. Giolito was expected to start either Game 2 or Game 3, but that's no longer the case.

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Red Sox left-hander Garrett Crochet will start Game 1 against Yankees lefty Max Fried while right-hander Brayan Bello will get the ball in Game 2 opposite left-hander Carlos Rodón.

"We'll go the first two games, then we'll decide,” Cora said at Yankee Stadium on Monday before Game 1 on Tuesday night. "Obviously, we have some kids

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