Overview
- Fried is scheduled to start Friday at Yankee Stadium in the first game of a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves.
- He returned from a left-elbow bone bruise on July 22 and has a 4-3 record with a 3.12 ERA, 75 innings pitched, 68 strikeouts and a 0.99 WHIP for the season.
- New York's offense has been inconsistent and often held to one or two runs since the loss of Aaron Judge to a fractured rib, increasing pressure on starting pitching.
- The Braves enter the series on a multi-game winning streak with one of MLB's best records and will give the ball to recent acquisition Tyler Mahle for his Atlanta debut.
- Fried's matchup carries extra weight because he left Atlanta after eight seasons to sign an eight-year, $218 million deal with the Yankees and the outcome could affect short-term rotation plans and fan expectations.