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Payton Tolle
Boston Red Sox
SP · #70 · Bats L · Throws L · 6'6" · 250 lb · Age 23 · 2 yrs in MLB
2026 grade
78.3
- Runs prevented
- +18.6
- IP · ERA
- 148.2 · 3.03
- K · BB
- 171 · 40
- Rank
- Not qualified
What the grade is made of
Runs each part saves or costs against an average pitcher facing the same batters. Contact counts a quarter for how it turned out, because over a season that's mostly the fielders and luck.
- Strikeouts171 vs 134 avg+10.1
- Home runs allowed15 vs 18 avg+4.7
- Walks39 vs 52 avg+4.2
- Contact allowed (how it turned out counts a quarter)370 vs 390 avg−1.4
- Parks pitched in+0.8
- Hit batters6 vs 7 avg+0.3
2026 game log: pitching
Game grades need 3 batters faced; starts are ranked against starts, relief outings against relief outings.
| Game | Result | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 29@NYYPostseason | L 0-9 | L | 4.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 55.6 |
| Tue, Sep 22vsCLE | L 2-3 | GS | 5.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 32.7 |
| Sun, Sep 13vsKC | W 4-1 | GS | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 96 | 86.8 |
| Sun, Sep 6@BAL | W 3-1 | W | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 91 | 79.3 |
| Mon, Aug 31vsSEA | W 9-8 | GS | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 96 | 28.7 |
| Tue, Aug 25@MIA | W 7-3 | GS | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 97 | 57.5 |
| Wed, Aug 19vsARI | L 6-7 | GS | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 98 | 32.0 |
| Thu, Aug 13@TOR | W 7-0 | W | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 98.7 |
| Fri, Aug 7vsATH | W 13-1 | W | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 84 | 93.2 |
| Sat, Aug 1@LAD | W 3-2 | GS | 6.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 88 | 17.4 |
| Mon, Jul 27@ATH | W 4-2 | W | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 90 | 42.5 |
| Mon, Jul 20vsBAL | W 6-5 | GS | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 88 | 17.1 |
| Sun, Jul 12@NYM | W 3-2 | GS | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 66 | 53.2 |
| Tue, Jul 7@CHW | W 8-1 | W | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 91 | 96.2 |
| Wed, Jul 1vsWSH | L 2-10 | L | 3.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 76 | 2.6 |
| Fri, Jun 26vsNYY | W 6-1 | W | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 88 | 99.1 |
| Sun, Jun 21@SEA | L 1-3 | L | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 79 | 43.8 |
| Tue, Jun 16vsTOR | L 1-6 | L | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 90 | 35.1 |
| Tue, Jun 9@TB | L 3-4 | L | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 20.4 |
| Wed, Jun 3vsBAL | W 8-1 | W | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 99 | 52.3 |
| Thu, May 28vsATL | L 2-10 | GS | 4.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 94 | 49.3 |
| Fri, May 22vsMIN | L 6-8 | GS | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 85 | 85.9 |
| Sat, May 16@ATL | W 3-2 | W | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 85 | 86.9 |
| Sun, May 10vsTB | L 1-4 | L | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 81 | 41.5 |
| Mon, May 4@DET | W 5-4 | W | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 83 | 99.0 |
| Tue, Apr 28@TOR | L 0-3 | L | 4.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 54.9 |
| Thu, Apr 23vsNYY | L 2-4 | GS | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 93 | 85.2 |
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