Red Sox rookie Connelly Early was outstanding in his MLB debut last week against the Athletics, throwing five scoreless innings while striking out 11 in his first big league start.

Early will see the A’s again in his second outing, only instead of a Triple-A ballpark in Sacramento, the left-hander will get his first real taste of a big league atmosphere.

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Early is set to take the mound for Tuesday’s series opener against the Athletics. He will square off against A’s lefty Jeffrey Springs, who the Red Sox knocked around last week and who comes in at 10-11 with a 4.28 ERA.

The Red Sox will load up with right-handed batters against the A’s southpaw, with Romy Gonzalez leading off, Alex Bregman batting second, Trevor Story third, Rob Refsnyder fourth, Carlos Narvaez fifth and Nate Eaton sixth.

Jarren Duran, who typically leads off and who hasn’t batted lower than sixth in the order all season, will bat eighth. Duran is currently batting .226 with a .725 OPS over the last 28 days, and against lefties he is batting .209 with a .581 OPS on the season.

Red Sox lineup

Romy Gonzalez 1B

Alex Bregman 3B

Trevor Story SS

Rob Refsnyder DH

Carlos Narvaez C

Nate Eaton RF

Nick Sogard 2B

Jarren Duran LF

Ceddanne Rafaela CF

Connelly Early P

How to watch

When: 6:45 p.m.

Where: Fenway Park, Boston

Broadcast info: NESN, WEEI 93.7 FM, WCCM 1490 AM (Spanish), WESX 1230 AM (Spanish)