WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It’s hard to keep track of exactly who will be pitching for the Red Sox in any given game these days, but the immediate future of the pitching staff boils down to this: Two rookies will make starts in the next 24 hours against the Athletics, with another pitcher slated for his club debut in a long relief role.

Simple enough?

Lefty Connelly Early will start Tuesday night’s game and make his major league debut in place of Dustin May, who was placed on the injured list with right elbow neuritis . Early, after just six starts at Triple-A Worcester, will join fellow southpaw Payton Tolle in the rotation. Tolle, in a small surprise, will get the start in Thursday afternoon’s series finale (set for 3:35 p.m. ET), pitching on regular/four days rest for the first time a

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