{"id":2740,"date":"2026-06-15T04:34:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T04:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2740"},"modified":"2026-06-15T04:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T04:34:24","slug":"red-sox-unable-to-complete-sweep-as-rangers-jump-on-connelly-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2740","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox unable to complete sweep as Rangers jump on Connelly Early"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>For the first time in his young career, Connelly Early is struggling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He endured his worst start Sunday night in the Red Sox\u2019 6-4 loss to the Rangers, giving up six runs in 4\u2154 innings. It cost the club a chance at what would have been its first home sweep since last summer, wasted a two-homer night from Willson Contreras, and dampened the vibe at a livelier-than-normal Fenway Park that hosted thousands of singing and chanting Scottish World Cup fans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2738\">World Cup passion takes over Fenway Park, Red Sox clubhouse<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThat\u2019s a fun game to pitch in,\u201d Early said. \u201cI wasn\u2019t able to throw it as well as I wished.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>As is their tendency, the Sox made it close at the end. With two on and two out in the bottom of the eighth, Jarren Duran stepped to the plate representing the go-ahead run. But he grounded out against lefthander Jacob Latz, who went on to record a four-out save.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The Red Sox are 29-40 overall and 0-37 when trailing after eight innings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhen you\u2019re chasing that many, everything kind of has to go right,\u201d interim manager Chad Tracy said of the lack of late comebacks and a four-run deficit this time. \u201cYou have to get the hit in that spot.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Romy Gonzalez and his \u2018thump in the bat\u2019 nearing return to Red Sox<\/div>\n<p><span>The hole Early dug proved to be too deep. The Rangers (35-36) collected 11 hits and two walks against him and scored all of their runs on three big hits \u2014 a home run from Wyatt Langford, a home run from Kyle Higashioka, and a double from Brandon Nimmo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In three starts this month, Early has posted a 7.36 ERA and 1.98 WHIP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is the first time at any professional level that he has allowed 12 earned runs in a span of three games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cEvery pitcher goes through ebbs and flows. What\u2019s important is that we learn from games,\u201d pitching coach Andrew Bailey said. \u201cHe has been really good at the major league level over a decent stretch now, but each and every time out, it\u2019s a learning experience. We challenge him to take notes to learn from these, to write down his thoughts. Because it\u2019s not the last time that he\u2019s going to struggle with the major league level either. And we have to recognize that, too.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tracy said: \u201cHe\u2019s a very mentally tough kid, and I think everybody knows \u2014 even a kid like him knows \u2014 you\u2019re not going to just cruise through the big leagues without running into some struggles. The key is to get ready for the next one.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>His big problem lately: the long ball.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the first eight starts of his career, including the postseason, Early did not allow any home runs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2736\">Daichi Kamada\u2019s equalizer in the 88th minute helps Japan draw Netherlands in World Cup opener for both<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>In the 11 starts since, he has given up 14.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI hope those come back to Earth a little bit,\u201d Bailey said. \u201cBut when you look at the grand scheme of things, he does generate some [swings and misses]. The batted ball quality is a little bit concerning. . . . We know he has good stuff, and we just got to be able to execute a little bit better.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>World Cup passion takes over Fenway Park, Red Sox clubhouse<\/div>\n<p><span>Rangers righthander Nathan Eovaldi, a 2018 World Series hero for the Red Sox who received a warm applause during pregame introductions, held the Sox to three runs in seven innings. He struck out six and walked one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Early\u2019s troubles began with the first pitch. As soon as Langford stepped to the plate, he grooved a 93-miles-per-hour fastball over the inner third of the plate. Langford crushed it over everything and onto Lansdowne Street for a home run.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cJust flush it and keep going,\u201d Early said.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>In the second, Justin Foscue and Cody Freeman opened the frame with singles. Kyle Higashioka reached for a down-and-away changeup \u2014 decently located, Bailey and Tracy agreed \u2014 and hooked it over the Green Monster for a three-run homer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019ve talked a lot about the home runs,\u201d Tracy said. \u201cThey hurt more when people are on base.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Red Sox got a pair back off Eovaldi in the bottom of the second, on Contreras\u2019s first homer and Marcelo Mayer\u2019s RBI groundout. But that was all they managed until the sixth, when Contreras went deep again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Early, meanwhile, continued to struggle in the fourth, walking two to help Texas load the bases with one out. Brandon Nimmo clanked a two-run double off the Monster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cA full season is going to [involve] ups and downs,\u201d Early said. \u201cSo how I can respond to that is the biggest thing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2734\">Trump owns shares in company hosting UFC bout as part of his vast holdings<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The lefthander&#8217;s struggles cost the club a chance at what would have been its first home sweep since last summer, wasted a two-homer night for Willson Contreras, and dampened the vibe at a livelier-than-normal Fenway Park that hosted thousands of singing and chanting Scottish World Cup fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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