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Rookie left-hander Connelly Early has the ball. He impressed in his season debut last weekend in Cincinnati, where he held the Reds to one earned run on five hits, two walks and struck out six in 5 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think Connelly earned the right to start,\u201d manager Alex Cora said Saturday morning. \u201cHe had a great offseason. He was outstanding in Fort Myers (during spring training), and he was good in the first one. So we expect him to go out there every five days and perform.\u201d<\/p>\n
Roman Anthony DH<\/p>\n
Trevor Story SS<\/p>\n
Jarren Duran LF<\/p>\n
Willson Contreras 1B<\/p>\n
Wilyer Abreu RF<\/p>\n
Caleb Durbin 3B<\/p>\n
Marcelo Mayer 2B<\/p>\n
Carlos Narv\u00e1ez C<\/p>\n
Ceddanne Rafaela CF<\/p>\n
Fernando Tatis Jr. RF<\/p>\n
Ramon Laureano LF<\/p>\n
Miguel Andujar DH<\/p>\n
Manny Machado 3B<\/p>\n
Xander Bogaerts SS<\/p>\n
Freddy Fermin C<\/p>\n
Ty France 1B<\/p>\n
Jake Cronenworth 2B<\/p>\n
Bryce Johnson CF<\/p>\n
RHP Randy V\u00e1squez (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. LHP Connelly Early (0-0, 1.69 ERA)<\/p>\n
When: 4:10 p.m. ET<\/p>\n
Where: Fenway Park, Boston<\/p>\n
Broadcast info: NESN, WEEI 93.7 FM, WCCM 1490 AM (Spanish), WESX 1230 AM (Spanish)<\/p><\/div>\n
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