"Twenty-two-year-old left-handed pitcher Payton Tolle, the Red Sox' top-ranked prospect, made his Major League debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates and their own stud starting pitcher Paul Skenes. Tolle looked outstanding, recording eight strikeouts through 5 ⅓ innings of work. Roman Anthony hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning to break the scoreless tie. Skenes wasn't his sharpest, but Anthony got the best of him to give Boston an early lead."
"Tolle walked off the mound in the sixth with a 2-0 lead and a standing ovation from a Fenway Park crowd that is seemingly already in love with the 6-foot-6, 250-pound southpaw. His fastball, his dominance on the mound, and his energy made it easy for fans to get up for the rookie. However, he left runners on first and second base as Greg Weissert relieved him out of the bullpen."
"Within Weissert's first three pitches, former Red Sox Tommy Pham doubled to plate those two runs and knot the game at two runs apiece. Those runs were tacked on to Tolle's ERA, tainting his otherwise stellar stat line. Shortly after, Andrew McCutchen gave his Pirates a 3-2 lead with a RBI double of his own. Pittsburgh never looked back and scored another run in the eighth on a tag play that ended up being overturned in their favor to bring the score to 4-2."
Payton Tolle, a 22-year-old left-handed top prospect, made his Major League debut and recorded eight strikeouts across 5 ⅓ strong innings. Roman Anthony provided Boston with a two-run homer in the fifth to break a scoreless tie. Reliever Greg Weissert allowed a Tommy Pham double that tied the game, and Andrew McCutchen followed with an RBI double to put Pittsburgh ahead. A later overturned tag added another run for the Pirates, resulting in a 4-2 final. Tolle's fastball averaged 96.2 MPH and drew a standing ovation despite the loss.
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