How the numbers tell the story of Max Fried’s breakout season
Max Fried put on quite a show in the opener of the Braves-Nationals series Thursday night at SunTrust Park, pitching seven scoreless one-hit innings in Atlanta’s 4-2 win. It was Fried’s best performance of a breakout season. Here’s a by-the-numbers look at the 25-year-old left-hander’s success:
16: Fried's wins this season, tying him with Thursday's opposing pitcher, Stephen Strasburg, for the National League lead.
16-4, 3.86: Fried's record and ERA for the season.
7-0, 3.02: Fried's record and ERA since the All-Star break (nine starts, 50-2/3 innings, 45 hits, 62 strikeouts, 13 walks, .234 opponents' batting average).
21-6: Braves' record this season in games started by Fried, including 14-2 in his past 16 starts and 9-0 in his past nine.
2: Games, out of 36 career starts, in which Fried has completed seven innings – May 1 vs. the Padres (one run, four hits, no walks, seven strikeouts) and Thursday vs. the Nationals (no runs, one hit, no walks, nine strikeouts).
19: Consecutive hitters retired by Fried on Thursday after allowing his only baserunner of the night on a two-out infield single in the first inning.
20: Strikeouts by Fried in 13 innings over his past two starts.
About the Author
Tim Tucker, a long-time AJC sports reporter, often writes about the business side of the games. He also had stints as the AJC's Braves beat writer, UGA beat writer, sports notes columnist and executive sports editor. He was deputy managing editor of America's first all-sports newspaper, The National Sports Daily.
