Stretch runs begins as Max Fried faces the Phillies

Photo by Adam Hagy/Getty ImagesCome Friday, the final phase of the Braves’ 2022 season kicks off. This stretch features a homestand where the Phillies and Nationals come to town, featured by a road trip where the Braves will visit the Phillies and Nationals. Then it’s back home for a key series with the Mets, and on the road to Miami to wrap up the regular season — with that final series being a straight-up rescheduling of the series that was supposed to open the season but didn’t due to the lockout and subsequent negotiations.

Given this scheduling quirk, the Braves will play seven of their 19 regular-season games against the Phillies over the next ten days. The first of those happens…