The Boston Red Sox can use a strong stretch from one of their streakiest players.

Ceddanne Rafaela caught fire before the All-Star break, but he’s spent the summer mired in a prolonged funk. Alex Bregman thinks his talented teammate is finally turning the corner amid a five-game hitting streak.

Bregman said before Thursday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays, per the Boston Globe’s Tim Healey , that Rafaela’s current form reminds him of the hitter who wreaked havoc in June and July.

“He actually looks, right now, very similar. He looks very good,” Bregman said. “Hopefully he can do that again for the next month.”

Rafaela batted .331/.362/.662 with 12 home runs in his last 40 games before the All-Star break, trailing only American League MVP candidate Cal Raleigh with 2.6 fWAR . On

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