The double-digit strikeout performance from Tolle marks the third time the 23-year-old lefty has eclipsed the 10-strikeout mark, which, according to Red Sox Nation Stats on Twitter/X, makes him the first Boston starter under 24 years old to make three starts with 11 or more strikeouts in a single season since Roger Clemens in 1986. Additionally, per Justin Havens of the ‘Baseball Is Dead’ Podcast, Tolle is the first left-handed pitcher in his age-23 season or younger to make three starts in which they allowed one or fewer runs, walked one or fewer batters, and recorded 11 or more strikeouts in major league history.
