Lucas Giolito was sure it was a hit.

As soon as he saw the baseball bounding down the third-base line during a recent start, the Red Sox starter was certain he’d given up an infield single. At best.

“He’s going to beat that out,” Giolito said to himself. “There’s no chance.”

But Boston third baseman Alex Bregman had other plans. Bregman pounced on the ball and fired it to first base in time, recording an out Giolito never expected.

“Breggy made a sick [play] for me,” Giolito said.

That’s been the new normal for Giolito and the rest of the Red Sox, who are benefiting from much-improved infield defense in the second half of 2025. Boston’s infielders have seemingly flipped a switch since the start of August, going from one of MLB’s poorest-fielding infields to an above-average unit al

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