Max Fried made his first start of the season against the Chicago Cubs, and the six scoreless, walk-less, one-hit innings he threw constituted one of his best outings so far. Tonight, the Cubs will get another crack at him as they send another youngster, 24-year-old Albert Adzolay, to the hill for his first major league start. The Braves dropped last night’s contest to lose their first game to the Cubs this season, but have three better-on-paper pitching matchups for the remainder of the series.
Max Fried had a very strong start to 2019, stringing together four impressive outings in April to solidify a spot in the Braves’ rotation.