Monday, November 4

Fried heading in the right direction as Braves take sequence from Giants

SAN FRANCISCO — Max Fried departed final Sunday’s begin in opposition to the Giants with some frustration that had been constructing ever since he returned from a left forearm pressure on Aug. 4. Limited by a pair of injured listing stints, Fried admitted that he nonetheless is not the place he wish to be at this level within the 2023 marketing campaign.

Facing the Giants for the second straight begin, Fried was in management as he twirled six innings of two-run ball, matching his season excessive with eight strikeouts in his fourth high quality begin of the season. The lone blemish on his afternoon was a two-run shot off the bat of designated hitter Wilmer Flores, who additionally took the Braves’ ace deep final Sunday at Truist Park.

Behind Fried, Atlanta’s offense did what it does finest. Matt Olson drove in a pair of runs in his first two at-bats to extend his MLB-leading RBI complete to 112. Austin Riley drilled a go-ahead blast to left within the fifth inning, becoming a member of Olson within the 30-homer membership. Orlando Arcia chipped in an insurance coverage run with a solo shot of his personal within the sixth, changing into the eighth Brave with no less than 15 homers this season and tying the franchise file set final 12 months.

Ronald Acuña Jr. inched nearer to 60 steals, swiping his 59th bag within the third inning. With yet one more steal, Acuña will produce simply the seventh 20-homer, 60-stolen base season in AL/NL historical past.

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