Tolle's Stellar Debut: Red Sox Lose to Yankees

On April 24th, Payton Toll made his season debut for the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park,

stepping up big time in place of the injured Sonny Gray, the 23-year-old lefty prospect delivered six innings of one run ball,

racking up 11 strikeouts and 18 swinging strikes and what.

Might be the best start of his young career.

He had faced the Yankees before, but just one batter last year in the playoffs at Yankee Stadium.

This time, Tollé went toe-to-toe with their starter and kept Boston in the game early on.

The Red Sox locker room is hungry for wins, especially against their rivals,

but they came up short in a 4-2 loss that completed a sweep by New York.

Tollé knows a strong outing isn't enough without the W.

The team sits at 9 wins and 16 losses, dead last in the American League East,

but Tollé sees fire in the group and plans to keep providing, that boost on the mound.

With more starts ahead, he's aiming to spark a turnaround and help Boston climb out of this early hole.

That's the story for today.

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