Overview

• Boston balked at Arizona’s request to include Triple-A lefty Connelly Early in talks for Zac Gallen, offering Brandon Clarke instead, according to the Boston Globe.
• Gallen remained with the Diamondbacks and said he was happy to stay, producing a 4-1 record with a 2.20 ERA since the deadline.
• Manager Alex Cora said Payton Tolle "probably" will not start Wednesday, and the team could pivot to a bullpen game or look to Connelly Early or Kyle Harrison, per MassLive and the Sporting News.
• Worcester manager Chad Tracy said Early was scratched from his Triple-A start to keep him available for possible major-league use.
• Kyle Harrison has logged only four innings over 19 days due to an ankle issue, while a strong bullpen anchored by Aroldis Chapman has shouldered increased innings.