The Boston Red Sox entered the playoffs with a surprise injury, as starter Lucas Giolito is dealing with an elbow issue and won’t be available against the Yankees .

Giolito likely would have started a potential Game 3 in the best-of-three Wild Card series in the Bronx, but manager Alex Cora said the right-hander went to see orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Dugas.

“I believe he was fighting it,” Cora said. “He was going to throw a bullpen during the week, and we had to cut it short. Was he in play for the last game? Probably he was pushing that way, but after Saturday, Sunday, he didn’t look too good.”

Giolito, 31, went 10-4 with a 3.41 ERA over 26 starts this season, his first since undergoing Tommy John surgery that kept him out for the entire 2024 campaign.

Dugas, who is based

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