ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves have baseball's best record, and now they're getting their best pitcher back.
Max Fried is set to rejoin the Braves' rotation on Friday when the team opens a weekend series at the Chicago Cubs, providing a huge boost to a team that already is a leading World Series contender.
"Just getting back our there and competing, being with those guys, it's one of my favorite places to be," Fried said after Atlanta's 12-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
Fried, runner-up for the NL Cy Young Award a year ago, has made only five starts in the majors this season, the last coming on May 5.