Red Sox’s Payton Tolle pitches immaculate inning vs. Royals

BOSTON — Boston Red Sox left-hander Payton Tolle pitched an immaculate inning to open Sunday's game against the Kansas City Royals. The 23-year-old left-hander threw a called third strike past Nick Loftin, then got Bobby Witt Jr. and Jac Caglianone swinging in the nine-pitch inning. Tolle became Boston's first pitcher to throw an immaculate inning opening a game since Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez at Fenway Park against Seattle on May 18, 2002. Caglianone was the only one to get his bat on a ball, fouling his first pitch to the left side. When Tolle got two strikes on Caglianone,...