"Connelly Early turned heads earlier this week in his big-league debut with the Red Sox - with the 23-year-old southpaw striking out 11 A's batters over five scoreless innings of work. Early - tabbed 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."
"According to Cora, Early stands as a candidate to start Tuesday's series opener against the Athletics at Fenway. But Boston is still assessing its options when it comes to the rest of Boston's young starters. "We'll decide Sunday," Cora said. "We're actually talking about it. [Craig Breslow] will come down after batting practice and go over how we're going to use them. By Sunday, we'll have an answer.""
Connelly Early recorded 11 strikeouts over five scoreless innings in his MLB debut, tying a Red Sox record and becoming the third pitcher ever to allow zero runs and one or fewer walks while striking out ten or more batters in a debut. Boston faces rotation instability after Walker Buehler's release and Dustin May's injury, creating opportunity for young pitchers. Early is a candidate to start Tuesday's opener at Fenway while the club evaluates Payton Tolle and Kyle Harrison. Tolle has struggled recently, allowing seven earned runs over five innings, while Harrison delivered three scoreless relief innings in his Red Sox debut.
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