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Payton Tolle pitches 8-inning gem as Red Sox end 5-game skid with 7-0 win over Blue Jays

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TORONTO (AP) — Standout rookie Payton Tolle allowed two hits over eight innings, Caleb Durbin hit a grand slam and the Boston Red Sox ended their five-game...

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  1. The Boston Globe

    Red Sox lefthander Payton Tolle starstruck by matchup against the Blue Jays’ Max Scherzer (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Tolle, 23, will be making the 23rd start of his career. Scherzer, 42, is in his 19th season in the majors.

  2. The Boston Globe

    Game 121: Red Sox at Blue Jays lineups and notes (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Payton Tolle gets the ball Thursday, and will attempt to right the ship as the Red Sox have dropped five in a row.

  3. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Payton Tolle, Caleb Durbin lead Red Sox in shut out of Blue Jays (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    Payton Tolle pitched a two-hitter over eight innings, Caleb Durbin hit a grand slam and the visiting Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0 on Thursday afternoon.

  4. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Payton Tolle, Caleb Durbin lead Red Sox in shutout of Blue Jays (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    Payton Tolle pitched a two-hitter over eight innings, Caleb Durbin hit a grand slam and the visiting Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0 on Thursday afternoon.

  5. WHDH Boston

    Payton Tolle pitches 8-inning gem as Red Sox end 5-game skid with 7-0 win over Blue Jays (opens WHDH Boston)

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    TORONTO (AP) — Standout rookie Payton Tolle allowed two hits over eight innings, Caleb Durbin hit a grand slam and the Boston Red Sox ended their five-game...

  6. Portland Press Herald

    Tolle dominates, Red Sox end skid (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Payton Tolle allows just two hits through eight innings as Boston shuts out Toronto.

  7. The Brunswick News

    Payton Tolle’s shutout start, Caleb Durbin’s slam help Red Sox end losing streak (opens The Brunswick News)

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    On a five-game losing streak that matched their season long, and with a suddenly non-clutch offense and depleted bullpen, the Boston Red Sox badly needed the best version of Payton Tolle for Thursday’s series finale in Toronto. The 23-year-old rookie…

  8. The Boston Globe

    Payton Tolle dazzles again, Caleb Durbin slam helps Red Sox avoid being swept by Blue Jays (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Tolle retired his final 17 batters and held Toronto to just two at-bats with a runner in scoring position.

  9. The Boston Globe

    Payton Tolle enjoys getting Red Sox back on track by outdueling Max Scherzer in scoreless start (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Tolle retired the final 17 Blue Jays he faced and came within three outs of his first career shutout. “He had done his job, and that was plenty,” interim manager Chad Tracy said.

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