Lucas Giolito named AL Player of the Week, AL Pitcher of the Month

White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito has earned league-wide honors for his recent dominant stretch.

Giolito was named American League Player of the Week after winning both his starts on the Sox's most recent homestand. The right-hander defeated both the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians, allowing only three earned runs over 15.1 innings. He struck out 19 and walked one in those two outings.

Giolito also was named AL Pitcher of the Month for May. He went 5-0 with a 1.74 ERA over six starts in the month, including a four-hit shutout against the AL West-leading Houston Astros.

For the season, Giolito is 8-1 with a 2.54 ERA. He has struck out 78, walked 20 and allowed only 44 hits in 67.1 innings pitched.

It's been quite a turnaround for Giolito, who had a league-worst 6.13 ERA in 2018. The Sox have needed it, too, as no other starting pitcher on the 25-man roster has an ERA lower than 4.73 this season. Three of the Sox's five starters have ERAs over 6 entering Tuesday's play.