Boston Red Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito will not be on the active roster for the American League Wild Card Series against the New York Yankees because of an elbow issue, manager Alex Cora said Monday.

The 31-year-old Giolito had been expected to start the third game of the best-of-three series on Thursday, following Garrett Crochet and Brayan Bello in Boston's rotation. Game 1 begins Tuesday (6 p.m. ET, ESPN).

"He's been battling with his elbow the last few days," Cora said. "... Hopefully it's nothing major, but he won't be ready for this [series]."

Giolito, who is 10-4 with a 3.41 ERA and 121 strikeouts in 26 starts this season, was sent to see Dr. Jeffrey Dugas, an orthopedic surgeon at the Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center in Alabama.

Cora said Giolito's vel

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