"It is apropos that the sixth chapter of the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox's postseason saga is coming to a decisive, winner-take-all Game 3 on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium. The Bronx Bombers answered Boston's initial volley, taking Game 2 late behind Jazz Chisholm's heroics and Austin Wells' eighth-inning, game-winning single. Now, with everything at stake, both clubs are turning to rookie starting pitchers Cam Schlittler and Connelly Early to keep their respective seasons alive. Just how we all drew it up."
"The Red Sox are going with the September call-up and 23-year-old southpaw, Early, who has just four starts and 19.1 major-league innings to his name. His stuff, though, is undeniable. The 2023 fifth-round pick owns a 2.33 ERA and 1.096 WHIP with 29 strikeouts, including 11 in his MLB debut on Sept. 9 against the Athletics. He is by no means a flamethrower."
"More importantly, he attacks the hitter. His 5.1% walk rate (four walks in 19.1 innings) is elite. So is his 33.9% whiff rate and 36.7% chase rate. His poise throughout, he's very calm, Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. Obviously, it's going to be very loud here. Two rookies, Game 3, Wild Card, Yankees-Red Sox, should be a fun night."
A winner-take-all Game 3 at Yankee Stadium will feature rookie starters Cam Schlittler for the Yankees and Connelly Early for the Red Sox after New York took Game 2 late. Early has four major-league starts and 19.1 innings with a 2.33 ERA, 1.096 WHIP and 29 strikeouts, including 11 in his debut. Early averages a 94 mph fastball and complements it with a curveball, changeup, sinker, slider and an occasional sweeper. He pairs elite control and contact-miss metrics with notable poise, prompting matchup and lineup considerations for both clubs.
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