NEW YORK — A downcast Lucas Giolito was uplifted by watching rotation mate Garrett Crochet and the rest of the Red Sox beat the Yankees in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series on Tuesday. On a personal level, though, the right-hander is hurting.

A visit to Alabama to address elbow soreness with orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Dugas revealed that Giolito has no ligament damage but that the flexor and bone issues he is dealing with in his throwing arm are too much to try to pitch through. Giolito, an anchor of Boston’s rotation all season, is out for the postseason after being prescribed rest to quell the discomfort.

“I feel like I haven’t really processed it,” Giolito said after Boston’s 3-1 Game 1 win. “It has happened very fast.

“It has obviously been devastating. Going through what happene

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