"It means the world," Penrod told reporters, as seen on NESN's postgame coverage. "We're a team in the playoff race and everything. I came up here to contribute as much as possible and I want to continue doing that. I think the important thing is to just go out there and let my best stuff show, and I think that today and I'm very happy with it."
Penrod on returning to Boston's dugout after a clean eighth inning: "I took a deep breath. Guys told me to enjoy it and all I could do was just hold it all in for a while, but still take it all in and enjoy it."
Boston entrusted Penrod to supply a bail-out performance with a runner in scoring position and nobody out, and the left-hander rewarded that very trust. Penrod struck out back-to-back New York batters -- Austin Wells and Jazz Chisholm Jr. -- before drawing an Anthony Rizzo infield pop-up to escape the inning with ease.
"Zach came in, he's a big leaguer, got some strikeouts," Red Sox manager Alex Cora said, as seen on NESN's postgame coverage, highlighting Penrod's successful debut and impact on the team.
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