"With the series not quite on the line yet - but pretty close to being on the line - Alex Cora didn't take any chances with Brayan Bello in Game 2, pulling him after just 28 pitches. Any loss last night would have been demoralizing. But last night's loss was particularly painful given the way it made tonight's game that much harder."
"The bullpen gave the Sox some extremely solid pitching in cobbling together 5 2/3 innings of two-run ball to keep the game competitive. But one can only imagine how much more rested that bullpen would be tonight if Bello came out of the gate with good stuff on Wednesday. Now, if Connelly Early also doesn't have his good stuff in the Bronx, the bullpen will get five months of rest."
Brayan Bello was removed after 28 pitches in Game 2, creating significant uncertainty about his availability for the next start. The bullpen covered 5 2/3 innings of two-run ball, preserving competitiveness but reducing freshness for another outing. Connelly Early, Kyle Harrison, and Greg Weissert have not yet been used in the playoffs and represent the primary depth options. Early has lasted at least four innings in each career start but has never recorded more than 18 outs. Managerial decisions will likely favor Harrison when leading and Weissert when trailing rather than turning immediately to Bello.
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