The Atlanta Braves defeated the Miami Marlins, 5-0, on Tuesday night at Truist Park, with lefty Max Fried doing his best Greg Maddux impression.
On Tuesday night, the Atlanta Braves shut out the Miami Marlins, 5-0. Atlanta is at 16-6 on the season, while the Marlins are now 6-19. One year after making the National League playoffs, injuries to a once-promising pitching staff have plainly taken their toll on Miami.
Max Fried, the Braves’ starting pitcher, had no concerns on Tuesday. The lefty pitched a complete-game shutout, allowing only three hits and no walks. He struck out six.
It had been a difficult start to the season for Fried, but he’s now 2-0 with a 4.97 ERA. The complete-game shutout gave him his third career “Maddux,” which is a complete-game shutout done in under 100 pitches.
Those achievements have always been outstanding, but they seem even more astounding considering the current situation of baseball. Furthermore, pitchers are throwing more strikeouts than ever before. This results in increased pitch counts and early exits for starters. Furthermore, given how teams protect starters, they rarely let them go after full games, as the Braves did on this night.
In the wake of Spencer Strider’s season-ending injury, it’s great to see Fried step up and be the ace that the Braves need. If he can continue to do that, the Braves will have every opportunity to win their second World Series title in four years.
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