Overview

• Rookie left-hander Payton Tolle makes his second major-league start Friday at Chase Field after an encouraging debut last week.
• Tolle struck out eight and allowed two runs over 5 1/3 innings in a 4-2 loss to the Pirates in his first outing.
• Arizona counters with left-hander Eduardo Rodríguez, who tossed six scoreless innings against the Dodgers in his most recent start.
• The Red Sox are 78-63, 3.5 games back in the AL East and 4.5 games up for the second AL wild card; the Diamondbacks are 70-71, 5.5 games behind the NL’s third wild-card spot.
• Boston is without rookie outfielder Roman Anthony due to a left oblique strain expected to sideline him about a month, while Arizona lost Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to a season-ending ACL tear.