Payton Tolle Named Boston Red Sox Game 1 Wild Card Starter

Red Sox manager Chad Tracy announced rookie lefty Payton Tolle will start Game 1 of the Wild Card Series against Yankees ace Cam Schlittler. Tolle logged a 3.03 ERA and 171 strikeouts over 148.2 innings in 26 regular-season starts. He posted a 0.69 ERA against the Yankees this year, including retiring his first 16 batters on June 26. Tolle enters the postseason with momentum, compiling a 1.53 ERA over his last three starts with 24 strikeouts in 17.2 frames.