"The Red Sox postseason series against the Yankees could be determined by rookie pitching, as Boston will have multiple first-year hurlers on the team's roster for the wild-card series. The roster for the first round of the playoffs was announced by the Red Sox on Tuesday morning. Rookie pitchers Payton Tolle and Connelly Early were both included. As was announced on Monday by manager Alex Cora, veteran starter Lucas Giolito was left off the roster due to elbow soreness."
"Here's a look at the whole roster: Pitchers: Brayan Bello, Aroldis Chapman, Garrett Crochet, Connelly Early, Kyle Harrison, Zack Kelly, Steven Matz, Justin Slaten, Payton Tolle, Greg Weissert, Garrett Whitlock, Justin Wilson. Catchers: Carlos Narváez, Connor Wong. Infielders: Alex Bregman, David Hamilton, Nathaniel Lowe, Trevor Story. Outfielders: Wilyer Abreu, Jarren Duran, Rob Refsnyder, Masataka Yoshida. Infielders/Outfielders: Nate Eaton, Romy Gonzalez, Ceddanne Rafaela, Nick Sogard."
The Red Sox announced a wild-card series roster that includes several first-year pitchers, notably Payton Tolle and Connelly Early. Lucas Giolito was omitted from the roster because of elbow soreness. Connelly Early has a 1-2 record with a 2.33 ERA in four starts since his major-league call-up and is a candidate to start a potential Game 3. Kyle Harrison, acquired in the Rafael Devers trade, is another possible Game 3 starter. The pitching staff mixes rookies and veterans such as Brayan Bello, Aroldis Chapman, Steven Matz, Garrett Whitlock, and Justin Wilson. Position players include Alex Bregman, Masataka Yoshida, Trevor Story, Nathaniel Lowe, and Wilyer Abreu.
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