Red Sox starter, with 2 new pitches, finds most consistent stretch of career to start season

BOSTON — Garrett Whitlock has spent much of the last two years yo-yoing between the Red Sox rotation and bullpen depending on performance and team needs. In his 19 starts in 2022 and 2023, he has largely been inconsistent — a far departure from the dominance he has shown as a reliever throughout his career. The story thus far in 2024 has been different. Whitlock, like all of Boston’s other starting pitchers, looks like he has taken a major step forward in his latest opportunity to put a stranglehold on...