Fried deals in return, backed by 7-run inning
And for anybody questioning what kind of impression Fried can have on an already sturdy Atlanta crew the remainder of the way in which, look no additional than his dominant efficiency towards the Cubs.
Fried, who went on the injured checklist on May 9 with a left forearm pressure, was activated earlier than Friday’s recreation. He tossed six shutout innings, permitting simply three hits — all singles — and struck out eight.
Atlanta backed its ace with an enormous fourth inning. The Braves despatched 11 batters to the plate, tallying eight hits — six for additional bases — and scored seven runs. Sean Murphy and Marcell Ozuna hit back-to-back homers — the 14th time this season Atlanta has carried out so.
The six extra-base hits within the fourth tied the Braves’ mark for probably the most in a single inning over the previous 50 seasons. They additionally had six on June 11, 2002, towards the Twins.
