"Payton Tolle's Major League debut was one to remember. The hard-throwing left-hander fanned eight over 5 1/3 sharp innings Friday night, electrifying the Fenway faithful and offering fans a glimpse into the future. Greg Weissert allowed back-to-back doubles, and both runs were charged to Tolle in an eventual 4-2 loss to the Pirates, yet it was still a largely promising opening act for the highly regarded rookie."
"Tolle became the first Red Sox pitcher to record eight-plus strikeouts in his MLB debut since Daisuke Matsuzaka punched out 10 in April 2007. Remember Juan Peña? Tolle joined Juan Peña as the only Red Sox pitchers to toss five-plus innings, allow three hits or fewer, and record eight-plus strikeouts in his Major League debut."
Payton Tolle fanned eight batters over 5 1/3 innings and took the loss when Greg Weissert allowed back-to-back doubles in a 4-2 defeat to the Pirates. He became the first Red Sox pitcher with eight-plus strikeouts in an MLB debut since Daisuke Matsuzaka in 2007 and joined Juan Peña as the only Red Sox to toss five-plus innings, allow three hits or fewer, and record eight-plus strikeouts in a debut. At 22 years, 301 days he was the youngest left-handed Red Sox starter in a debut since 2015. Tolle threw 53 of 84 pitches for strikes, threw 50 four-seamers averaging 96.2 mph with a 99.2 mph peak, and recorded six strikeouts via the fastball. The next step is refining his off-speed pitches.
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