Tolle Retires First 16 Batters, Allows 1 Hit over 7 Scoreless Innings as Red Sox Beat Yankees 6-1
- On Friday, the Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees 6-1, with pitcher Payton Tolle taking a perfect game into the sixth inning and allowing only one hit over seven scoreless innings.
- Yankees starter Will Warren struggled early, allowing five runs in 5 2/3 innings—his worst start since May—as the Red Sox capitalized by scoring in each of the first three innings.
- Willson Contreras provided offensive highlights with an RBI single and a 418-foot home run over the Green Monster, while Tsung-Che Cheng debuted for the Red Sox, replacing injured Marcelo Mayer.
- Tensions flared in the game's later stages when both dugouts and bullpens emptied following a confrontation involving Contreras, Warren, and Yankees first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.
- The series continues Saturday as the New York Yankees send RHP Gerrit Cole against Red Sox LHP Jake Bennett, with Cole entering at 2-2 with a 3.62 ERA.
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Payton Tolle gets standing ovation after tossing seven scoreless innings vs. Yankees
Tolle said postgame he was battling an illness prior to his outstanding start Friday. The post Payton Tolle gets standing ovation after tossing seven scoreless innings vs. Yankees appeared first on Boston.com.
Yankees’ bats silenced in loss to Red Sox as Payton Tolle flirts with perfect game
Red Sox lefty Payton Tolle dominated them across seven innings, allowing just one hit to Spencer Jones after retiring 16 straight to start the game, as the Yankees stumbled to a second straight loss by a score of 6-1.
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Payton Tolle, Red Sox shut down Yankees
Payton Tolle pitched seven dominant innings and combined with two relievers on a three-hitter Friday night as the Boston Red Sox earned a 6-1 victory over the visiting New York Yankees.
Payton Tolle carries perfect bid into sixth inning as Red Sox beat Yankees, 6-1
BOSTON — It’s been more than 124 years since Cy Young pitched the first and only perfect game in Red Sox history, but for a while on Friday it looked like Payton Tolle might have a chance to etch his…
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