BOSTON -- A day after clinch day , evaluations became a priority for the Red Sox in terms of how certain players will be deployed in the American League Wild Card round, which starts Tuesday on the road against a yet-to-be-determined opponent.

Lefty starter Connelly Early , ranked as Boston’s No. 6 prospect by MLB Pipeline, certainly looked like someone who can help the club in the coming days and/or weeks.

Making his fourth Major League start in Saturday afternoon’s 2-1 loss to the Tigers at Fenway Park, Early allowed two runs on four hits and two walks to go with seven strikeouts in five strong innings.

The fact that Early competed at such a high level against a Detroit team en route to its postseason-clinching win, added some more relevance to it.

“It was a really fun comp

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