It certainly wasn't the start Max Fried wanted, or maybe more accurately, it certainly wasn't the finish Max Fried wanted, but the Braves eventually did hold on to beat the Pirates 6-5 Wednesday night in a wild, back-and-forth game.
The game started well enough. The Braves threatened in the first inning after a single from Ozzie Albies, a double from Austin Riley, and a walk to Matt Olson to load the bases with one out. They didn't end up scoring in the first after a double-play ball from Sean Murphy, but the offense came ready to play.
They would get on the board in the top of the second after Orlando Arcia roped a 2-out double to right field and was brought home on a line-drive single to center from Michael Harris to make it a 1-0 game.