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Payton Tolle pitches 8-inning gem as Red Sox end 5-game skid with 7-0 win over Blue Jays

TORONTO (AP) — Rookie pitcher Payton Tolle shone in a 7-0 victory for the Boston Red Sox, allowing just two hits over eight innings and hitting a grand slam. Caleb Durbin led the charge with the grand slam, and Tolle struck out four in his longest outing of the season. Greg Weissert closed out the game in the ninth inning. The Red Sox have ended their five-game losing streak, but remain on track for an AL wild-card playoff berth.

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