BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox left-hander Payton Tolle woke up Friday morning feeling under the weather. Then he went out and made the New York Yankees’ hitters look weak.
In the best start of his young career, the 23-year-old Tolle retired his first 16 batters, taking a perfect game into the sixth inning, and gave up just one hit over seven scoreless in Boston’s 6-1 victory over its longtime rivals.
“Yeah, just got it this morning, a little bit yesterday, body aches, fever,” he said after his 88-pitch gem. “I laid in bed for a long time this morning. Got here and got some DayQuil in me.”
He was determined to make his start.
“I woke up this morning and said ‘I don’t feel great, but I’m going to pitch today,”’ he said. “There were a couple of times where I was like ‘Do I tell anybody? Or should I push through this?’’’
Tolle (4-5) gave up a one-out line single to left in the sixth by Spencer Jones, ending his perfect game and no-hit bid. He left after the seventh to a standing ovation.
Did the no-hitter ever cross his mind?
“Way too early,” he said laughing ,before saying it was probably like the third inning.
“Whenever those guys that throw a no-hitter or a perfect game say: ‘I didn’t think about it until the end of the game, all right, dude you thought about it at least once,’’’ he said, breaking into a laugh. “You looked at the scoreboard at one point.”
Tolle mostly used a sharp curveball combined with an upper 90s – but a bit below his usual velocity — fastball to overpower the Yankees. He struck out seven and walked two.
“I’m definitely trying to get to spots better because you can’t just blow guys away,” he said of his velocity drop. “I really took a one inning at a time approach.”
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Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Payton Tolle delivers during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Payton Tolle reacts after getting the third out during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Payton Tolle (70) is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski threw a 105.5 mph pitch, tying for the third-fastest since tracking began in 2008, winning for the eighth time in nine decisions to lead the Milwaukee Brewers over the Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Friday night for their fifth straight win.
The 24-year-old right-hander reached 105.5 mph with his third pitch of the game, which Pete Crow-Armstrong fouled off to the third-base side. Misiorowski matched the 105.5 mph of the Los Angeles Angels' Ben Joyce on Sept. 3, 2024, behind only 105.8 mph by Aroldis Chapman for Cincinnati on Sept. 24, 2010, and 105.7 mph by Chapman for the New York Yankees on July 18, 2016.
Misiorowski (9-3) didn't allow a hit until Seiya Suzuki’s leadoff home run in the sixth. He allowed one run, two hits, two walks and two wild pitches over six innings while striking out eight.
Misiorowski threw 55 pitches of 100 mph or higher, including 40 of 101 mph or more.
Coming off his first loss since April, Misiorowski improved to 8-1 in his last 10 starts with a 0.54 ERA. He leads the major leagues with a 1.45 ERA this season.
Garrett Mitchell and William Contreras hit two-run homers. Mitchell's drive off Ethan Roberts (0-2) put Milwaukee ahead 3-1 in a three-run sixth capped by David Hamilton’s RBI triple.
Contreras homered against Jayden Murray in the seventh and Christian Yelich added an RBI double in the eighth.
Suzuki also had a sacrifice fly for the Cubs, who had won four in a row.
Brewers pitcher Abner Uribe allowed one hit a scoreless seventh, returning from a one-game suspension assessed by Major League Baseball for making three WWE-style crotch chops while facing St. Louis’ dugout during a 6-0 victory over the Cardinals on May 26.
Crow-Armstrong went 0 for 3, ending his 14-game hitting streak and 27 on-base streak, both career best.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy, who had surgery Thursday for a ruptured disk in his back, guided his club from a safe spot near the dugout.
Chicago placed right-hander Phil Maton on the 15-day injured list with right knee tendinitis and the Brewers activated left-hander Jared Koenig from the IL after he recovered from a sprained left elbow. Milwaukee had optioned right-hander Craig Yoho to Triple-A Nashville.
LHP David Peterson (3-6, 6.09 ERA) makes his Cubs debut after being acquired Thursday from the New York Mets for minor league third baseman Cole Mathis. LHP Kyle Harrison (8-1, 2.50) starts for the Brewers.
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Milwaukee Brewers' William Contreras wears eye black that reads "Praying for Venezuela" as he rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' William Contreras (24) hugs Milwaukee Brewers' Jackson Chourio, left, after hitting a two-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski reacts during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
