NEW YORK — Lucas Giolito is relieved there is no structural damage to his right elbow but is devastated the injury will likely keep him from pitching for the Boston Red Sox in the postseason.

“I feel like I haven’t really processed it,” he said after Boston’s 3-1 win over the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the wild-card series on Tuesday. “It’s happened very fast. It’s obviously been devastating.”

Giolito said he began feeling discomfort around his start against the Athletics on Sept. 17 when he allowed four runs in 4 1/3 innings. The pain grew worse during a bullpen session as he prepared for possibly being needed to throw the last regular-season game against Detroit.

“There was no other thought in my mind to grind through and be available to throw as many quality innings as possible,

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