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Rookie Payton Tolle Will Start the AL Wild Card Series Opener for the Red Sox
The 23-year-old went 9-6 with a 3.03 ERA and struck out 171 batters in 148 2/3 innings this season.
- On Monday, the Boston Red Sox announced rookie left-hander Payton Tolle will start Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series against the New York Yankees on Tuesday.
- Tolle posted a 9-6 record with a 3.03 ERA in 26 starts this year, marking a significant progression from his one-batter appearance against the Yankees in last year's postseason.
- Game 1 begins at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Yankee Stadium, where Tolle will face Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler, a Walpole native and Young Award favorite.
- Following Tolle, Red Sox manager Chad Tracy will deploy right-hander Sonny Gray and left-hander Ranger Suarez, while the Yankees will counter with left-hander Max Fried and right-hander Gerrit Cole.
- This best-of-three Wild Card Series takes place entirely in the Bronx, with both teams relying on strong pitching while monitoring the health of key hitters Aaron Judge and Willson Contreras.
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