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,

Lucas Giolito and the Red Sox were cruising, up 6-0 with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning and nobody on base. That’s when things began to take a turn.

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.