It’s been 100 years since the Red Sox saw a start like the one Connelly Early turned in Sunday afternoon. At 23 years and 360 days old, the Red Sox rookie was already the youngest pitcher to start one of the first three Red Sox games of the season since Jeff Sellers in 1987,

The Boston Red Sox are in an interesting spot with their pitching staff as more arms start to near a return.

Mike Napoli still has a beard, but it’s neater now, regularly manicured. And it has specks of gray. Napoli, 44, is an assistant bench coach under Reds manager Terry Francona and in his second act in professional baseball aspires to be a manager — a continuation,

CINCINNATI - Three games does not a season begin to make. Three games isn’t even a significant sample size in a 162-game season. With that in mind, here are three quick thoughts from an opening series in which the Red Sox lost two and won one.

The lineup card is going to be a source of controversy on a daily basis.

DETROIT – This was the kind of mistake-filled performance Detroit Red Wings coach Todd McLellan would expect in the preseason, not in the final few weeks of the regular season from a team trying to secure a playoff berth.

The Red Sox were on the wrong side of some missed calls by umpire CB Bucknor. Manager Alex Cora shared his thoughts.

"Two days ago, we were very excited about ABS. And today, we're not too happy with it," Red Sox manager Alex Cora said after the loss.