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Alex Cora leaving Connelly Early out to dry was most bizarre Red Sox strategy yet

Alex Cora wasn't the slightest bit patient with Brayan Bello in Wild Card Game 2 between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. Ben Rice got to the righty for a first-inning two-run homer, and he only lasted one more full frame.

Bello got through the second inning in three batters, but after Ryan McMahon and Aaron Judge singled off him in the third, Cora had enough. He pulled his usual Yankee-killing hurler early in a tied game.

In comparison, he left Connelly Early out to dry. The 22-year-old top prospect had made just four big league starts before his postseason debut, but he got a longer leash than Bello.