Red Sox Rout Yankees Behind Tolle’s Dominant Start

BOSTON (Interstat) — Payton Tolle threw seven innings of one-hit shutout ball as the Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees 6-1 on Friday night at Fenway Park before 33,353 fans in 2 hours 21 minutes.

Willson Contreras homered and drove in two runs, and Connor Wong added two RBIs as Boston improved to 34-46. The Yankees fell to 48-33.

Boston scored once in the first, twice in the second, once in the third, once in the sixth and once in the eighth. The Yankees scored their only run in the eighth.

Tolle struck out seven and earned his fourth victory against five defeats. Yankees starter Will Warren took the loss, falling to 7-3.

Caleb Durbin had two hits for Boston, which outhit the Yankees 9-3. Tommy Kahnle worked the ninth for Boston, allowing one hit and one earned run.

The victory gave the Red Sox a second straight win over the Yankees following Thursday’s 6-3 triumph. The teams continue the series Saturday.