{"id":3213,"date":"2026-06-21T05:33:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T05:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3213"},"modified":"2026-06-21T05:33:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T05:33:33","slug":"connelly-early-settles-in-as-red-sox-clinch-a-series-victory-of-al-west-leading-mariners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3213","title":{"rendered":"Connelly Early settles in as Red Sox clinch a series victory of AL West-leading Mariners"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SEATTLE \u2014 Nine pitches into his evening, Connelly Early already was on the brink, with two runners on, no outs, and one of the Mariners\u2019 most dangerous hitters, Julio Rodr\u00edguez, ahead in the count, 2-and-0.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It was ripe for getting ugly fast. So catcher Carlos Narv\u00e1ez made the unusual, if merited, move of an extremely early mound visit.<\/span><\/p>\n

The next pitch yielded the first out. The next batter, Josh Naylor, singled \u2014 the last hit and only run allowed by Early, who recovered to toss six innings in the Red Sox\u2019 5-1 win.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For the Sox, it was a second win in a row, clinching a series victory over the American League West leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n

For Early, it was a significant rebound from the worst three-start stretch of his career, a dozen runs in 14\u2154 innings. His velocity was up, and his effectiveness went with it. Beginning in the second, he retired 13 of 14 batters. He finished with seven strikeouts, one shy of his season high.<\/span><\/p>\n

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