![]() “He’s taken that next step in his development and he’s turned into one of those pitchers you want taking the ball every fifth day,” catcher Brian McCann said. The Braves have won Fried’s last nine starts. The left-hander’s ERA dropped to 3.86, while his strikeout-to-walk ratio is 159:42. 24, Fried has held the opponent to three or fewer earned runs across five-plus frames in six of his last seven starts. Outside of allowing five runs against the Mets on Aug. And the Braves, with three more weeks to sort out how they’ll approach the postseason, must be enthralled with how effective Fried has been since Aug. He struck out Juan Soto on a 96-mph fastball to end his night.įried was at the peak of his powers. He was lifted at 90 pitches, with Snitker opting for the usual conservative play and pulling Fried after the southpaw had retired 19 consecutive batters. I wanted to give us the best chance to win that I possibly could.” We know how important this series is this time of the year. “It helps when you know you have a defense behind you that’s going to make some really special plays,” Fried said. He outdueled Stephen Strasburg, who was charged three runs on RBIs from Ozzie Albies and Freddie Freeman, along with allowing Ronald Acuna’s 37th homer. His slider-curveball combo was the best it’s been this year.įried tossed seven scoreless, allowing one hit – an infield stroke by Anthony Rendon in the first frame. He induced easy grounders and shallow pops. The lefty made Washington’s potent offense look laughable. It was Fried’s best outing of the year, though he stopped short of saying so. was FILTHY tonight □ #ChopOn /UVhC7VBTMq- Atlanta Braves September 6, 2019 2: Brewers (85-70) | SportsLine's postseason odds: 93. ![]() 1: Nationals (85-68) | SportsLine's postseason odds: 94.1 percent AL opponents) are used, in that order.įor a look at the wild card standings, click here. If that doesn't do the trick, then records versus divisional opponents and records versus league opponents (i.e. To break any ties for home-field advantage, head-to-head records are used. It is worth nothing Houston won the season series (4-3) and owns the homefield advantage tiebreaker. The Astros currently hold a slim lead over the Yankees for the best record in baseball. As such, the team with the best overall record in MLB gains home-field advantage throughout the postseason. In each playoff series, the team with the better record earns the right to play a decisive Game 5 (in LDS play) or Game 7 (in LCS and World Series play) at home. ALDS: Wild Card Game winner at Astros Twins at Yankees (begins Friday, Oct.AL Wild Card Game: Tiebreaker game winner at Athletics (Wednesday, Oct.AL tiebreaker game: Indians at Rays (Monday, Sept. ![]()
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