Red Sox pitcher Payton Tolle drew all the attention during the team’s annual rookie dress-up day after Thursday’s series finale against the Rangers. Boston won the tie 4-3, avoiding a series sweep on the road.

Tolle no longer appears in line for a start this weekend in Tampa Bay, as the Red Sox are listing Patrick Sandoval as their probable starter for Sunday's game. As Rob Bradford of WEEI.com points out,

BOSTON (AP) — Payton Tolle opened the game with an immaculate inning, Roman Anthony hit a go-ahead single and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 on Sunday in a game that’s start was delayed by rain.

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Payton Tolle is the first Red Sox pitcher to open a game with an immaculate inning since Pedro Martinez in 2002. The post Watch: Red Sox’ Payton Tolle pitches immaculate inning to open game at Fenway appeared first on Boston.

Even in the middle of a rookie season that interim manager Chad Tracy recently described as “amazing,” Red Sox starter Payton Tolle is finding ways to spend some time giving back to the community.

Tolle threw a perfect first inning, just 2 days after Diamondbacks reliever Justin Martinez also achieved the feat.

Payton Tolle struck out the Kansas City Royals' top three batters on nine pitches, throwing just the 125th immaculate inning in MLB history.

Only two pitchers in Red Sox history have opened a game with an immaculate inning — three batters, nine pitches, three strikeouts. One is Pedro Martinez. The other, as of Sunday, is Payton Tolle. Boston’s rookie standout buzzed through the first inning of his team’s rain-delayed matchup against the Royals at Fenway Park,

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox left-hander Payton Tolle pitched an immaculate inning to open Sunday's game against the Kansas City Royals. The 23-year-old left-hander threw a called third strike past Nick Loftin,

BOSTON — Rain delayed the first pitch between the Red Sox and Royals one hour and 50 minutes. Starting pitcher Payton Tolle then gave the patient fans who waited it out something special to watch. Tolle pitched the eighth immaculate inning in Red Sox history.