"Early had a stellar showing against the A's in his first taste of big-league action last week, striking out 11 batters over five scoreless innings of work in what was a 6-0 Red Sox victory on Sept. 9. Early - listed as Boston's No. 6 prospect by MLB Pipeline - tied a Red Sox record for the most strikeouts ever by a pitcher in his MLB debut."
"A rematch in such short order could create more hurdles for Early, given that the A's have more of a book on the rookie when it comes to his delivery and arsenal of pitches. Still, there was a lot to like about the body of work that Early submitted last week, as he recorded 19 swing-and-miss pitches over his five innings against the A's."
Garrett Crochet is in line to start Boston's first postseason game later this month. Connelly Early will start Tuesday's series opener at Fenway after striking out 11 batters over five scoreless innings in a 6-0 victory on Sept. 9. Early, Boston's No. 6 prospect per MLB Pipeline, tied a Red Sox record for strikeouts in an MLB debut. A short-turn rematch gives the A's more scouting information, but Early generated 19 swing-and-miss pitches in that outing. Lucas Giolito (10-3, 3.31 ERA) will start Wednesday and Brayan Bello (11-7, 3.25 ERA) will start Thursday. Payton Tolle and Kyle Harrison remain rotation/depth options, with Harrison likely to serve long relief and Tolle showing recent struggles after an electric debut.
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