"Whether it is accidental or I am going in for effect, that is how I pitch," Giolito said Saturday. "It's going to happen. Yeah, I mean that's that."
Voit homered off Giolito in the first inning to give the Yankees a short-lived 1-0 lead Friday. In Voit's next at-bat, Giolito's first pitch nearly hit Voit in the face. Voit was upset at the time, immediately chirping at Giolito, then still angry when he met with the media hours later.
"I go deep on him and then next pitch 97 — I mean, I don’t even know how it didn’t hit me," Voit told reporters. "It’s a bunch of BS. It’s really frustrating. I don’t know if he was trying to do it or not or if he’s trying to get back and trying to let one go or not, but when it’s in that area, it’s not good."
Giolito was nonplussed by Voit's reaction and comments. Voit's homer was the only blemish for Giolito on the scoreboard, as he threw six innings of one-run ball to earn the victory.
"The one I threw to him last night was an accident -- I was actually trying to go away," Giolito said. "He didn't like it. I get it, whatever. But that has no effect on my game plan and what I am doing. Yes, every once in a while I am going to go inside and back a guy off. That is how I pitch.
"If you don't like it, that is your problem."
Giolito has happy to explain more about his approach on the mound.
"As a starting pitcher, commanding the inside of the plate is huge," Giolito said. "Going in up for effect is equally huge. For me, I don't care what a hitter is saying and I don't care what his reaction is to a certain pitch I throw. I just get the ball back from the catcher and move on to the next one."
Giolito understands there's a distinction between commanding the inner half and hitting a batter for effect.
"I would never ever throw at a guy's head," Giolito said. "That is dangerous and uncalled for. This is a tough game. Every once and awhile, a ball just slips out."
Giolito wasn't bothered by Voit's reaction.
"That is typical hitter being upset about a ball that is thrown near his head," Giolito said. "I get it. It's fine. He was like yelling at me on the field. That kind of stuff doesn't affect me. He had good at-bats against me."