It was a grinder [start]," Tolle said.
He also admitted to tracking his early bid for a perfect game before Spencer Jones broke it up in the sixth inning.
"Way too early," Tolle said.
Tolle expressed skepticism about pitchers who claim they do not look at the scoreboard during historic outings.
"I might have thought about it in the third inning, and then it's like I was telling the guys on the radio [in the postgame interview], whenever those guys that have thrown no-hitters and perfect games say they didn't think about it until the end of the game, it's like, 'All right dude, you thought about it at least once, and you looked up at the scoreboard at some point,'" Tolle said.
The pitcher appreciated the standing ovation from the 33,353 fans in attendance as he left the mound in the seventh inning.
"It was really cool," Tolle said.
He shared that he wanted to fully absorb the energetic atmosphere at Fenway Park.
"I figured it was my last one, too, so I took a moment.
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It was a slow walk in, just because I want to look up and take it in again.
It's a good environment.
Friday night against the Yankees is going to be a great environment here, so just take it in, and it was a lot of fun," Tolle said.
Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy praised the young pitcher's resilience following the victory.
