"Connelly Early struck out 11 to tie the Red Sox record for a major league debut, and Boston beat the Athletics 6-0 Tuesday night to close on the New York Yankees for the top American League wild card. Early (1-0) matched Don Aase's 11 strikeouts against Milwaukee on July 26, 1977. That was the career high for Aase, who pitched 447 more games - mostly in relief - during a 13-season career."
"A 23-year-old left-hander selected in the fifth round of the 2023 amateur draft, Early (1-0) allowed five hits and walked one, throwing 61 of 90 pitches for strikes. He was the third Red Sox pitcher to debut in a start this season, after Hunter Dobbins and Payton Tolle. Romy González extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a leadoff homer. Alex Bregman and Trevor Story each singled and Rob Refsnyder hit a 463-foot homer off Jeffrey Springs (10-11)."
Connelly Early struck out 11 batters in his major-league debut and earned the win as Boston defeated Oakland 6-0. Early allowed five hits, walked one and threw 61 of 90 pitches for strikes. Boston scored four runs before recording an out, including a leadoff homer by Romy González, an RBI double by González, and a 463-foot homer by Rob Refsnyder; Masataka Yoshida added an RBI groundout. Jeffrey Springs allowed five runs early but retired 11 straight batters and finished with five innings, eight hits and six strikeouts. Boston moved within one percentage point of the Yankees for the top AL wild card.
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