Lucas Giolito starts tonight for the Red Sox in what is their most pivotal stretch of baseball since 2021. Giolito is one of the biggest reasons why the Sox are still playing meaningful baseball right now, as he’s stepped up to be a legitimate weapon behind Garrett Crochet in the rotation. How he did it is a story of technology, biomechanical analysis, and something called hip tilt. (Alex Speier, Boston Globe)

But for as much as the Red Sox have won behind Giolito this season, his underlying numbers are still cause for concern and has fallen back to Earth lately. He’s not striking out nearly as many hitters as he used to and is allowing a lot more contact, leading some analysts to question his repertoire and plan of attack. (Michael Baumann, FanGraphs)

And while it’s been assumed for a w

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