Overview

• In his second MLB start, the 22-year-old lefty lasted three innings on 77–78 pitches, allowing five runs on five hits with four walks and two homers in the opener of a six-game road trip.
• Geraldo Perdomo homered in the first, and Ildemaro Vargas hit a three-run shot in the third after two walks set the table.
• Former Boston lefty Eduardo Rodriguez held the Red Sox to one run over six innings with a varied mix, trimming his ERA to 5.22.
• Boston closed to within two with a four-run eighth featuring an Alex Bregman two-run double, a Romy Gonzalez sacrifice fly, and a Rob Refsnyder RBI double, before Arizona answered with four in the bottom half.
• Scouting notes flagged a drop in Tolle’s whiff rate from roughly 33% in his debut to about 18% and cited ineffective changeup and curveball that left him leaning on a narrower fastball-based mix.