The Red Sox have the top of their rotation set down the stretch between Garrett Crochet, Lucas Giolito, and Brayan Bello.
But an unlikely addition to the roster is quickly turning into a weapon on the mound for Boston.
A week after dominating the A’s in Sacramento with 11 strikeouts over five scoreless innings, Red Sox rookie Connelly Early followed a similar script on Tuesday night at Fenway Park.
The 23-year-old lefty logged 5.1 innings of work against the A’s in his second career start — allowing one run over that stretch with five hits, zero walks, and another seven strikeouts.