NEW YORK — The Red Sox left Lucas Giolito off their AL Wild Card Series roster because of an elbow injury , and manager Alex Cora said Tuesday that the right-handed starter is unlikely to pitch again this year.

“It seems like it’s not as bad as we thought in the beginning, but we’re still gathering information,” Cora said before Game 1 against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium . “Hopefully it’s just rest. But obviously it doesn’t seem like he’s going to be able to pitch in October.”

The 31-year-old Giolito went 10-4 with a 3.41 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 121 strikeouts and 56 walks in 26 starts (145 innings) during the regular season.

“It’s tough. He was one of the best we had,” Cora said. “He threw the ball extremely well. Makes me wonder how banged up he was lately, especially with the velo

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