BOSTON — Payton Tolle woke up Friday morning with body aches and a fever, but there was little doubt in his mind whether he’d make his start that night for the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees.“I was like, I don’t feel great, but I’m gonna pitch today,” he said, noting he wasn’t sure whether he should even tell the medical staff. But he relented and was given cold medicine and a booster of vitamins, a cocktail that seemed to do the trick — and then some.The 23-year-old rookie was perfect for 16 straight batters, inducing swings-and-misses, recording quick outs and dazzling on the mound against a tough Yankees lineup. It wasn’t until one out in the sixth inning that Spencer Jones’ bloop single to left broke up Tolle’s bid at a perfect game. By that point, the Red Sox were in cruise control en route to a 6-1 victory.“He was awesome, just awesome,” interim manager Chad Tracy said. “Pounded the strike zone, was ahead in the count all night, struck out seven, had his secondaries working, landing curveballs, used the cutter very effectively. Just really good.”Why MLB's draft proposal would be bad for baseball's futureKeith LawBy the seventh, Tolle started to run out of steam, adding two walks to his line. But on a night he wasn’t feeling great, he pitched perhaps the best start of his career, with seven scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and two walks, striking out seven. He threw 88 pitches, 61 for strikes, and registered 11 swings-and-misses. Tolle roared with emotion after a deep flyout ended the seventh, walking off the mound to a standing ovation.“It was really cool,” he said. “I figured it was my last batter, too, so I took a moment. It was a slow walk in just because I wanted to look up and take it in again.”