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Red Sox Replace World Series Star Buehler with Prospect Payton Tolle and Get a Gem in His MLB Debut

Payton Tolle, Boston's top left-handed pitching prospect, debuts amid rotation challenges; he faces Pirates ace Paul Skenes, who leads MLB with a 2.07 ERA this season.

  • On Friday, the Red Sox called up Payton Tolle to make his Major League debut at Fenway Park, with first pitch set for 7:10 p.m. ET.
  • Tolle's ascent—from the 2024 Draft pick to Triple-A this month—was meteoric, rising from High-A Greenville to Double-A Portland on June 24 and Triple-A Worcester on Aug. 6 with 133 strikeouts over 91 2/3 innings, a 3.04 ERA and 0.99 WHIP.
  • Paul Skenes, the Pirates' 23-year-old ace, enters the matchup with a 2.07 ERA, 181 strikeouts in 161 innings, and is viewed as a leading National League Cy Young Award candidate.
  • Pittsburgh rallied in the sixth to beat Boston 4-2, with Paul Skenes pitching six innings allowing one earned run and striking out six for the win.
  • Amid rotation turmoil, the Red Sox pushed back Dustin May's start to Saturday, opening a spot filled by Payton Tolle after veteran Walker Buehler's removal last week.
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Red Sox waste Tolle’s stellar debut, lose to Pirates

Payton Tolle strikes out eight and gives up only three hits in his first major league start, but Pittsburgh rallies for a win.

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