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Payton Tolle surrenders three runs in no-decision

Payton Tolle

BOS Starting Pitcher #70

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Payton Tolle was charged with three runs over five innings on Wednesday in a no-decision against the Diamondbacks.

Tolle was cruising along, carrying a shutout into the fifth inning, before running into some trouble. He surrendered back-to-back doubles and loaded the bases with two outs in the frame, which led to a two-run double by Gabriel Moreno. He finished with six strikeouts and only handed out a pair of free passes. The 23-year-old rookie southpaw has looked like a legitimate fantasy ace, working into the sixth inning while allowing three earned runs or fewer in five consecutive starts since July 27. He’s also posted a sublime 38/7 K/BB ratio across 30 1/3 innings during that span. He’ll try to keep things rolling with a favorable road matchup against the Marlins on Tuesday.

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BOS Starting Pitcher #70

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Payton Tolle limited the Orioles to one run in six innings and struck out 12 as the Red Sox prevailed 3-1 on Sunday to complete a four-game sweep.

Tolle hardly seems to care that he’s now 40+ innings over his previous high. His velocity was up about one mph from his season averages today, and he reached double figures in strikeouts for the third time this year. He was actually hit really hard when the Orioles made contact against him; all but one of the nine balls in play he gave up was hard hit and the overall average was 100.3 mph. Still, it resulted in only four hits allowed. Tolle is 9-6 with a 3.15 ERA. He’d have a Rookie of the Year case most seasons, but he’s still behind at least Kevin McGonigle and Parker Messick in the AL this year. He’ll likely face the Royals next weekend.
Payton Tolle

BOS Starting Pitcher #70

Payton Tolle allowed four runs in 5 2/3 innings Monday versus the Mariners.

After entering the fifth with a 3-2 lead, Tolle loaded the bases with no outs on a HBP, a walk and a bunt single versus the bottom-third of the lineup. Randy Arozarena then drilled a game-tying single. At that point, Tolle stepped it up, throwing several of his hardest pitches of the game to strike out two and get Cal Raleigh to fly out on a game-high 98.4-mph fastball to end the threat. Afterwards, Tolle clearly should have been told, “great job, hit the showers, kid.” But the Red Sox brought him back out to give up one more run. The one fastball he threw in the sixth checked in at 95.5 mph. It’s the first time in seven starts that Tolle has allowed more than three runs. He remained 8-6 with a 3.23 ERA. He’ll likely face the Orioles on Sunday.
Payton Tolle

BOS Starting Pitcher #70

Payton Tolle was charged with two runs over 5 1/3 innings in a no-decision against the Marlins on Tuesday.

Tolle carried a shutout into the fifth inning at loanDepot park before giving up a bases-loaded sacrifice fly from Brian Navarreto. He also served up a game-tying solo homer to Heriberto Hernández in the ensuing frame. He generated 17 swinging strikes, including 11 on his fastball alone, and finished with seven strikeouts. He’ll face the Mariners on Monday to kick off a two-start week.
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BOS Starting Pitcher #70

Payton Tolle pitched two-hit ball for eight innings as the Red Sox shut out the Blue Jays 5-0 on Thursday.

Tolle settled for four strikeouts and six whiffs on 46 swings today, but that worked out fine. He allowed only two hard-hit balls, both of which turned into groundouts, and he retired the final 17 batters he faced. Tolle is up to 130 innings, which is 12 more than he threw in his pro debut last season, but he’s definitely not showing any signs of slowing down yet; he’s 4-0 with a 2.21 ERA in his last seven starts. He’s slated to face the D-backs next Tuesday.
Payton Tolle

BOS Starting Pitcher #70

Payton Tolle struck out 14 Athletics and allowed just two hits in six innings for his seventh win of the season on Friday.

One of the two hits was a solo homer by Tyler Soderstrom that just skirted over the short right-center fence at Fenway, and that accounted for all the damage done tonight. Tolle’s stuff ticked up a notch or two today, as he touched 99.5 mph and averaged 97.6 on his four-seamer. He achieved whiffs on a stunning 24-of-49 swings by the Athletics. He’ll look to keep it rolling against the Blue Jays in what is currently slated to be a matchup with All-Star Game starter Dylan Cease.
Payton Tolle

BOS Starting Pitcher #70

Payton Tolle allowed two runs in six innings and struck out seven Saturday against the Dodgers on Saturday.

Tolle gave up nine hits and 11 hard-hit balls, but he never did break before departing with the game tied at two. The Red Sox prevailed in the end, winning their fifth straight game that Tolle has started. They had been 4-9 through his first 13 starts. Tolle will take a 3.30 ERA into a home start against the A’s next weekend.
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Payton Tolle yielded two runs in 5 1/3 innings and struck out seven Monday in a win over the A’s.

Tolle gave up homers to Tyler Soderstrom and Jonah Heim, but thanks to Ceddanne Rafaela’s slam in the sixth, he won for the sixth time this season to even up his record. He has a 3.32 ERA and a 103/27 K/BB through 95 innings. He’s looking at a showdown with the Dodgers next time out on Saturday.
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Ranger Suarez (illness) will start Sunday’s series finale against the Blue Jays.

Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy confirmed that Suarez is finally ready to take the ball after his return from the injured list was delayed by an illness earlier this week. The 30-year-old All-Star southpaw will return to a red-hot Boston squad after missing exactly three weeks with a groin strain. He got off to a bit of a slow start in his Red Sox debut, but finished the first half with a sparkling 3.15 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 97/26 K/BB ratio across 91 1/3 innings. It’ll be rookie Peyton Tolle drawing the starting assignment for Monday’s series opener against the Athletics out in West Sacramento.
Payton Tolle

BOS Starting Pitcher #70

Payton Tolle yielded four runs in 5 2/3 innings and struck out nine Monday against the Orioles.

Tolle didn’t have luck on his side tonight; he gave up eight hits but just five hard-hit balls and only one ball with an xBA over .500. It’s just the third time this year that he’s allowed more than three runs. He wasn’t involved in the decision, so he stays 5-6 with a 3.31 ERA. He’ll face the Blue Jays on Sunday.
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Payton Tolle was lifted after allowing one run and striking out seven in 3 2/3 innings Sunday against the Mets.

After calling up Brayan Bello, the Red Sox hinted before the game that this could be a short start for Tolle and that obviously turned out to be the case, even though Tolle was plenty effective with his 66 pitches. Tolle finishes off the first half with a 3.11 ERA and an 87/25 K/BB in 84 innings. Throw in his three Triple-A starts and he’s at 99 innings for the season. He finished at 108 last year in his first season as a pro, so there might be more managing of his workload going forward.

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Braydon Fisher will start the Blue Jays’ bullpen game Wednesday against the A’s.

Michael Lorenzen will be available to go long, but the Jays might try to get through the game using primarily short relievers if it stays close. Spencer Miles, who threw two innings as the only reliever used by the Jays on Tuesday, should be the lone unavailable member of the pen.
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Will Smith is in line for a day off Wednesday, manager Dave Roberts said.

The Dodgers still want Smith getting plenty of rest after his long IL stint with a neck injury. He’ll get two days off with the off day Thursday and then play two out of three this weekend.
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Nationals optioned RHP Zak Kent to Triple-A Rochester.

Kent was only on the roster for Tuesday’s game, when he pitched two scoreless innings against the Padres.
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Rafael Flores Jr. finished 3-for-5 and hit his eighth homer Tuesday in the Pirates’ 9-3 takedown of the White Sox.

Flores had four hard-hit balls tonight, including a barrel that turned into a flyout. His ability to help the Pirates as a catcher remains in question, but his bat is pretty potent. He’s hitting .243/.318/.525 in 110 plate appearances.
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Bubba Chandler pitched six innings of two-run ball and struck out eight in a win over the White Sox on Tuesday.

The Pirates led 5-0 after one and 7-0 after two, and Chandler did an unusually nice job staying around the zone afterwards, walking none and allowing only four hits. It’s the first time in 28 starts this year that he’s gone without walking a batter. The win makes him 7-9 with a 4.25 ERA. He’s slated to face the Cubs on Sunday.
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Munetaka Murakami struck out all four times up Tuesday against the Pirates.

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Wyatt Langford went 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored, two RBI, and a stolen base to lead the Rangers to a 10-5 win over the Mariners on Tuesday.

Langford led off the second inning with a walk and stole second before scoring on a base hit. He then took Eduard Bazardo deep for a two-run homer in the fifth, his first home run since August 24. The 24-year-old outfielder came into this one hitless in four of his last five games. He’s slashing .245/.332/.442 with 16 homers, 57 runs scored, 38 RBI, and 12 steals across 401 plate appearances.
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Lazaro Montes went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer against the Rangers on Tuesday.

Montes put the Mariners on the board in the fourth inning with an absolute blast off Cal Quantrill for a three-run homer. It came off the bat at 116.1 mph and traveled a majestic 474 feet for his second career homer. The 21-year-old slugger is starting in a strong-side platoon and is worth streaming for power in deeper leagues against right-handed pitching.
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