BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox left-hander Payton Tolle gave his head a shake and let out a big breath, as if to make sure it was all real.

“Chills. A lot of chills,” he said after taking a one-hit shutout into the sixth inning in his major league debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. “It was incredible. I came off the mound after the first and I couldn’t feel my feet.

“It was just the greatest experience of my life. It was the greatest atmosphere. I was just proud of it. I’ll look back on this day for a long time. Just think about this moment.”

Less than five months removed from his professional debut — with the Greenville Drive of the Single-A South Atlantic League — Tolle took the mound at sold-out Fenway Park against NL Cy Young Award favorite Paul Skenes.

Tolle struck out e

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