Early And Often: Connelly Carves, Sox Cruise, A’s Confused

Romy opens with a boom, Refsnyder launches a moon, and a rookie lefty makes West Sac look like a whiff factory.

Game snapshot

Boston 6, Athletics 0. On a Tuesday in West Sacramento, the Red Sox jumped the A’s like a bar tab at last call: four runs before recording an out, then handed the ball to a 23-year-old making his debut who struck out everyone but the Beane statue. Connelly Early tied the franchise record for K’s in a debut with 11, and the A’s outhit Boston…