Even Payton Tolle’s Red Sox teammate told him ‘Looks like you’re beating yourself up’
Teammate Connelly Early made that comment to Red Sox starter Payton Tolle after the start, which Tolle described as "a grind."
TORONTO — Red Sox rookie Payton Tolle described his start against the Blue Jays on Tuesday as “a grind. ” “Just didn’t feel like myself, really,” Tolle said. “Thought I was pressing a little too hard on myself.
Even Connelly (Early) came in here and said, like, ‘Hey, looks like you’re just beating yourself up. ’” The Red Sox lost 3-0 to Toronto at Rogers Centre . Tolle pitched 4 ⅔ innings, allowing three runs, three hits and four walks while striking out four.
He threw 61. 8% of his pitches for strikes. Early made that comment to Tolle after the game.
“So definitely felt like I got in my own way today,” Tolle said. “Just gotta try to learn from it and go to the next. ” Tolle’s velocity was down.