![]() tore his ACL in July, while right-hander Mike Soroka didn't pitch all season after re-tearing his Achilles tendon. Making the Braves' run all the more remarkable is that they were without arguably their best position player and best pitcher for most of the year. The Braves were then able to take it to the Astros, securing their first World Series championship since 1995. ** = active streak- Sarah Langs October 31, 2021 Most consecutive postseason apps not leading to title: He was ever-efficient, too, stringing together three consecutive innings during the middle frames in which he delivered a single-digit number of pitches.Ī streak the Braves are now ONE WIN AWAY from ending: ![]() He punched out four batters and he generated seven swinging strikes on 74 pitches. All told, Fried threw six shutout innings, surrendering just four hits and no walks on the night. ![]() He escaped the first inning without allowing damage, and from there he was automatic. As a consequence of the latter part, Fried had his ankle/shin area stepped on by the runner, Houston left fielder Michael Brantley.įried, who had dealt with his fair share of misfortune this postseason run, was nevertheless able to right the ship. Fried didn't look to Freeman early enough to receive the ball as he was in motion, and also failed to find the bag with his foot. Fried allowed the first two runners he faced to reach base: one on an infield single, the other on an error that saw Fried make multiple mistakes as he attempted to cover first on a throw from Freddie Freeman. The funny thing about Max Fried's start is that it could've easily gone south. Here are three other things to know about the Braves' championship victory, including Fried's gem. A Freddie Freeman double later in the fifth (and then a homer in the seventh) gave the Braves what proved to be an insurmountable 7-0 lead. Swanson's wasn't quite as impressive as Soler's, but it did have an exit velocity of 108.8 mph and it carried some 411 feet, again according to Statcast. Then, in the fifth, the Braves plated a pair of runs on a Dansby Swanson homer. Also getting hits in this game were: Enrique Hernández, who made his first appearance of the spring getting the start in center field and went 1-2 with a single Rafael Devers, who went 1-3 with a single and a strikeout Christian Vázquez, who went 1-2 with a double and a strikeout Yolmer Sánchez, who got the start at second base and went 1-2 with a single and a strikeout Rob Refsnyder, who came off the bench and played both corner outfield spots and went 1-3 with a double and Jonathan Araúz, who came off the bench and played both shortstop and third base and went 1-2.SOLER HAS LEFT THE BUILDING.Other pitchers appearing in this game were: Darwinzon Hernandez, who is being pushed by some new left-handed additions to the bullpen and looked good here, striking out all three batters he faced Michael Feliz, minor-league depth with major-league experience who tossed a scoreless inning on a walk and a strikeout John Schreiber, another veteran pitcher to serve as depth who tossed two scoreless innings, allowing a single and issuing a walk while striking out four Silvino Bracho, a recent minor-league signing who tossed a perfect inning and Kaleb Ort, who allowed a single but also struck out two in a scoreless inning of work.This is what spring training is for, though, of course. Alex Cora wants him to rely more on his legs this season, which is great, but he needs to be mindful as well and avoid these kinds of mistakes. That said, he also got picked off for the second time this spring. He got on base twice, with a single and a double. Jarren Duran got the start for this one in left field before eventually moving over to center, and had a nice day at the plate. ![]() And if this power carries over? He’ll be a name to watch this season. ![]() Fitzgerald probably has the ceiling of a utility player, but his defense gives him a decent chance of hitting that ceiling. This one wasn’t the game-decider, but it’s still nice to see some power from a perhaps not super well known player in the Red Sox farm system. For the second day in a row, Ryan Fitzgerald left the yard with a solo home run.Take a look at the entire shirt collection from our friends over at BreakingT, including the one pictured above. ![]()
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