The Crew will send out Brandon Woodruff who broke out this season with a 2.56 ERA. If there was any doubt in your mind that pitcher wins are an awful stat, he went 9-10 despite that sparkling ERA and the peripherals to back it up while pitching on a team that ultimately won its division.
Atlanta will counter with one of their best pitchers, Max Fried. Fried (pronounced FREED) went 14-7 with an ERA of 3.08. He was a big part of Atlanta’s second-half push to the playoffs, going 8-2 with a 1.74 ERA after the All-Star Break.