It took eight innings for the Red Sox offense to show signs of life, and about five minutes for Diamondbacks to stamp out every rally spark and force Alex Cora to wait at least one more day for his 600th managerial victory.

Bookended by Payton Tolle’s five-run start and Justin Slaten’s four-run implosion, Friday night marked Boston’s second frustratingly unforgettable loss in a row, a 10-5 mess in Arizona.

Even though the Red Sox had Thursday off after Wednesday’s unpleasant bullpen loss at Fenway the night before, Tolle’s short start was suboptimal. The lefty prospect lasted just three innings in his second career start, and needed 77 pitches to slog through them. He yielded five earned runs on five hits – including a pair of homers – and walked four. He struck out only two. His fastbal

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