Boston Red Sox left-handed rookie Connelly Early ran through the Oakland Athletics -- again.

Early, who threw five scoreless innings when he made his Major League debut against Oakland last week, started his first-ever game at Fenway Park on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, it didn't end the way he might've hoped as Boston took a 2-1 loss in the series opener.

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Early, though, did his part.

"The kid did an amazing job," Red Sox manager Alex Cora told reporters of Early, who allowed one run on five hits with seven strikeouts in 5.1 innings.

The 23-year-old scattered four hits during the first five innings, retiring the side in the second and third frames. He returned to the mound in the sixth but allowed a lead-off

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