BOSTON — Left-handers Payton Tolle and Kyle Harrison both will be available out of the Red Sox bullpen during this three-game series (Tuesday-Thursday) against the Athletics at Fenway Park.

The Red Sox chose 23-year-old Connelly Early to start Tuesday’s game over Tolle and Harrison. It will be Early’s second big-league appearance. He started against the A’s last week, striking out 11 over 5 scoreless innings in his MLB debut .

“They’ll be out of the bullpen for this series and then we’ll decide what we do for the Tampa series,” manager Alex Cora said about Tolle and Harrison.

Lucas Giolito will start Wednesday, and Brayan Bello will pitch Thursday before the Red Sox travel to Tampa to play the Rays on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Cora confirmed during his Tuesday pregame press

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