The Boston Red Sox, in the thick of the American League playoff hunt, will look for a bounce-back performance from right-hander Lucas Giolito when they begin a three-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins on Friday.

Giolito entered his Saturday start at San Diego as one of the hottest starting pitchers in the major leagues. He was 7-1 with a 2.03 ERA in his previous 10 starts, but he ran into serious trouble in the fifth inning vs. the Padres.

Boston entered the bottom of the fifth with a 3-2 lead. San Diego's Fernando Tatis Jr. led off the inning with a single before Giolito retired the next two batters. Then Giolito walked four consecutive batters, two of which forced in runs to give San Diego a 4-3 advantage.

The Padres went on to win the game 5-4 in 10 innings. Although he d

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