Red Sox pitcher: ‘I haven’t heard the fat lady sing yet’

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Payton Tolle remained optimistic after Boston suffered a 9-0 blowout defeat against the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series. Despite facing elimination in the best-of-three series, Tolle voiced full confidence in his squad, emphasizing that the team previously overcame a 14-game deficit below .500 in June to qualify for the postseason.

Tolle allowed one run across 4 ⅔ innings during his first career postseason start before being replaced by reliever Erik Miller, who immediately surrendered a home run to Ben Rice. The loss was compounded by leadoff hitter Roman Anthony exiting in the sixth inning due to right hand discomfort.