Overview
- Payton Tolle opened Sunday’s game by striking out Nick Loftin, Bobby Witt Jr. and Jac Caglianone on nine pitches, completing an immaculate inning.
- Eight of the nine pitches in the frame were fastballs, with the final pitch a 98 mph four-seamer that produced the third swinging strike.
- Tolle followed the immaculate inning with six scoreless innings, allowing four hits, one walk and recording seven strikeouts on 96 pitches.
- The game’s start was delayed by rain and pushed back nearly two hours, but Tolle remained composed and executed his plan when play began.
- Boston won 4-1 on late RBI hits from Roman Anthony and Trevor Story, and Tolle’s feat — the first Red Sox immaculate inning since 2021 and first to open a game since 2002 — underlines his growing role in the rotation.