Connelly Early cruised through his first three postseason innings. Dazzled, even, with five strikeouts and no walks. A battle of two rookies had turned into an unexpected pitchers’ duel.

But the Yankees erupted for four runs in the fourth inning in Thursday’s AL wild-card-deciding Game 3 against the Red Sox rookie, knocking him out after recording just one out in the frame.

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Amed Rosario drove in Cody Bellinger — who doubled on a shallow ball that bounced off Ceddanne Rafaela’s glove — on an RBI single for the first run, before Anthony Volpe followed by poking an RBI single just past second bas

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