Red Sox starter Payton Tolle opens game vs. Royals with immaculate inning

Boston Red Sox starter Payton Tolle threw an immaculate inning — striking out all three batters on nine pitches — to open a game against the Kansas City Royals on September 13, 2026. The feat came just two days after Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Justin Martinez also accomplished an immaculate inning. Tolle, wearing jersey number 70, had previously appeared for the Red Sox in a game against the Baltimore Orioles on September 6, 2026.