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| Lucas Giolito |
It turns out that shortstop Tim Anderson's day off on Sunday wasn't just a day off. He's still having a problem with his hamstring. He wasn't in the lineup Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he is not expected to play Wednesday. Thursday is a day off, so maybe Anderson can be ready by this weekend's series against the Kansas City Royals. If not, perhaps a stint on the 10-day injured list is in order.
Pitcher Lance Lynn is on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Aug. 28. He has right knee inflammation, and he is expected to miss one start. Utility player Danny Mendick was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte to take Lynn's place on the roster.
And pitcher Lucas Giolito left Tuesday night's game in the fifth inning with left hamstring tightness. Giolito slipped on the grass while fielding a grounder in between the mound and home plate. He threw four more pitches -- three of them out of the zone -- before exiting.
Final line on Giolito: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 Ks, 4 BBs.
Here's the good news: The Sox were playing the last-place Pirates, so they won 4-2 behind 4.2 innings of scoreless bullpen work.
Ryan Tepera allowed an inherited runner to score, but closed out the fifth without further damage. Michael Kopech, Aaron Bummer, Craig Kimbrel and Liam Hendriks all pitched a scoreless inning. Kopech got the win to improve to 4-2, while Hendriks secured his 30th save.
Jose Abreu hit his 28th home run of the season, and Yasmani Grandal hit his 18th homer. The Sox broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth with two runs, one on a bases-loaded walk by Brian Goodwin, the other on a sacrifice fly by Leury Garcia.
The Sox are 77-56, and they still lead the AL Central by 10 games with 29 games left in the season. Cross another day off the calendar, and turn the page to September. The Sox still have another month to get as healthy as possible before October.
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