Payton Tolle Suffers Tough Loss in Solid Postseason Debut

Payton Tolle took the loss in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series, giving up one run on five hits with four strikeouts and a walk over 4.2 frames. Removed after 83 pitches, Tolle pitched well in his first postseason start but was saddled with the loss as Boston managed just three hits. After shining as a rookie with a 3.03 ERA across 148.2 innings, the left-hander saw the bullpen ultimately yield eight runs in a 9-0 blowout defeat to the Yankees.