They had to wait a day to get back into action, but once Keegan Akin had thrown the first pitch of Friday night’s game, it didn’t take long for the Braves to nail down their seventh win in a row. After a breezy two hours and 29 minutes, Max Fried notched the first shutout of his career as his team cruised to a 3-0 victory over the Orioles, who have now lost 16 straight contests.
Fried’s first inning set the tone for the whole game. He gave up a one-out single, but then quickly got Trey Mancini to take a wild swing at a horrible pitch and knock it into 3-4-1 double play.