<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-atlanta-gets-max-fried-charlie-morton-playoff-injury-updates');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves get Max Fried, Charlie Morton playoff injury updates');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Max-Fried-Charlie-Morton-Braves.jpg"></figure><h1>Braves get Max Fried, Charlie Morton playoff injury updates</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-25T09:28:53-07:00">September 25th, 9:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-25T09:29:31-07:00">September 25th, 9:29am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>By and large, the Atlanta Braves’ job in the regular season is already done. With only six games left on their schedule and 3.5 games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta is likely to end up pocketing the top seed in the National League. However, they are dealing with a couple of key injuries that could impact their play in the looming 2023 MLB playoffs.</p><p>The Braves are currently rolling without pitchers Max Fried and Charlie Morton, who are both on the injured list, as noted by Jon Morosi of the MLB Network.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Braves are dealing with a few injuries to key starting pitchers as they prepare for the Postseason.<a href="https://twitter.com/jonmorosi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jonmorosi</a> has the latest on Charlie Morton and Max Fried on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MLBCentral?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MLBCentral</a> ⬇️ <a href="https://t.co/kmc6Zfli2K">pic.twitter.com/kmc6Zfli2K</a></p><p>— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1706329247818670109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Fried has a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-troubling-max-fried-injury-move-before-playoffs" rel="noopener">blister on his left index finger</a> that landed him on the 15-day injured list. Braves manager Brian Snitker recently said that Fried <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinCToscano/status/1705337308403085674" rel="noopener">can be expected to pitch</a> in the National League Division Series. Morton, on the other hand, is also on the 15-day injured list because of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-charlie-morton-leaves-game-max-fried-injury-news" rel="noopener">right index finger inflammation</a>.</p><p>Fried and Morton have been crucial to the success of the Braves this year. The 29-year-old Fried has an 8-1 record to go with a 2.55 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 2023, while the 39-year-old Morton has a 14-12 slate along with a 3.64 ERA and 1.43 WHIP. Morton and Fried are also second and third on the Braves’ pitching staff with a 2.7 and 1.9 fWAR.</p><p>Atlanta’s rotation is headed by Spencer Strider, and if it appears that the Braves will not have Fried and/or Morton to start their journey in the postseason, they will have to make some major decisions, perhaps involving the likes of Bryce Elder and Kyle Wright.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves get Max Fried, Charlie Morton playoff injury updates

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-charlie-morton-leaves-game-max-fried-injury-news');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves pitcher Charlie Morton leaves game amid Max Fried injury news');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Charlie-Morton-leaves-game-amid-Max-Fried-injury-news.jpg"></figure><h1>Braves pitcher Charlie Morton leaves game amid Max Fried injury news</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-22T17:16:41-07:00">September 22nd, 5:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-22T20:31:49-07:00">September 22nd, 8:31pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves’ pitching staff has not been having a good week on the injury front. On Friday, it was announced that right-hander Max Fried would miss the rest of the regular season with a blister. Then, shortly after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-max-fried-100-real-on-the-playoff-upside-of-his-injury" rel="noopener">the Fried announcement</a> occurred, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-troubling-max-fried-injury-move-before-playoffs" rel="noopener">the Braves got even more</a> troubling injury news during their game against the Washington Nationals Friday.</p><p>After pitching just one inning against the Nationals, right-hander Charlie Morton was <a href="https://twitter.com/Braves/status/1705365826612633860" rel="noopener">forced to leave</a> the contest with right index finger discomfort, per the team’s X (formerly Twitter) account.</p><p>Later, it was reported that the injury was a right index finger strain of unknown severity, per Justin Toscano of the AJC. Morton is scheduled to have an MRI on the injury Saturday.</p><p>The injuries are piling up for Atlanta at quite the inopportune time. The team is currently in the midst of trying to lock down home field advantage for the upcoming MLB postseason. The Braves have enjoyed a dominant 2023 regular season, clinching their sixth straight NL East title in the process; however, the team has begun to falter just a bit as of late and seen their lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers for the NL’s number one overall side begin to dwindle.</p><p>The Braves will certainly hope that Charlie Morton’s injury is nothing serious and that Fried’s blister is indeed healed by the time the playoffs roll around. The MLB postseason is slated to begin first with the Wild Card Round in early October, followed by the divisional series the following weekend.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves pitcher Charlie Morton leaves game amid Max Fried injury news

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-max-fried-100-real-on-the-playoff-upside-of-his-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves star Max Fried gets 100% real on the playoff upside of his injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Braves-news-Max-Fried-gets-100_-real-on-the-playoff-upside-of-his-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Braves star Max Fried gets 100% real on the playoff upside of his injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-22T16:45:15-07:00">September 22nd, 4:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-22T16:45:15-07:00">September 22nd, 4:45pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves recently got some unfortunate news regarding star pitcher Max Fried. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-troubling-max-fried-injury-move-before-playoffs" rel="noopener">Fried has been dealing</a> with a blister for some time now, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jr-5th-member-of-exclusive-40-40-club-after-hr-vs-nationals" rel="noopener">the Braves announced</a> on Friday that they will be placing him on the 15-day injured list, ending his regular season in hopes of giving the injury time to heal ahead of the upcoming postseason.</p><p>Now, Max Fried himself is speaking out about the injury and <a href="https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/blister-forces-braves-max-fried-to-the-injured-list-ending-his-regular-season/UTY4IQ3NHJF7RBEJ3ZBQ3WH5FY/" rel="noopener">what it means</a> going forward.</p><p>“It’s something that obviously happens often,” said Fried, per Justin Tuscano of the AJC. “Just more about managing and dealing with it. It’s more of, like, case by case, I would say. But I should be good to go for – obviously, playoffs are most important, so whatever is going to be able to get us in line for that, that’s what we’re gonna do.”</p><p>The Braves will certainly hope that the blister is indeed able to heal before the MLB playoffs start in just a couple of short weeks. Atlanta is looking to make amends for last year’s postseason disappointment when the team was knocked out of the NLDS by the Philadelphia Phillies in just four games despite being the higher seed.</p><p>Over his career with Atlanta, Fried has established himself as one of the most reliable pitchers in the Atlanta rotation. It was Fried who pitched a gem in Game 6 of the 2021 World Series to help the Braves win their first championship since 1995.</p><p>The MLB playoffs are slated to begin with the Wild Card round in early October.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves star Max Fried gets 100% real on the playoff upside of his injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-troubling-max-fried-injury-move-before-playoffs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves make troubling Max Fried injury move right before playoffs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Atlanta-makes-troubling-Max-Fried-injury-move-right-before-playoffs.jpg"></figure><h1>Braves make troubling Max Fried injury move right before playoffs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-22T08:45:14-07:00">September 22nd, 8:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-22T08:45:55-07:00">September 22nd, 8:45am</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sportswriter who is comfortable covering many different sports. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves have managed to put together a dominant season without being in any real danger from start to finish. With a week-and-a-half of fairly meaningless baseball ahead, their top goal is to be at full strength for the playoffs. That forces them to make an important decision on their top pitcher.</p><p>Max Fried is <a href="https://twitter.com/Braves/status/1705229994299982201" rel="noopener">being placed</a> on the 15-day injured list with a blister, per the team. The issue popped up during <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-max-fried-vs-nationals-reset-mlb-record" rel="noopener">his last start </a>against the Washington Nationals, leaving Atlanta with little choice but to take the cautious route. Darius Vines, who has a 3.27 ERA in three MLB appearances this season is being recalled in Fried’s stead.</p><p>The 2022 National League Cy Young runner up missed three months of action with a forearm strain earlier in the year and will now head to the IL for the final stretch of the regular season. The organization is desperate to have their prized lefty completely healthy for the divisional round of the postseason.</p><p>Fans know how tricky blisters can be after seeing what transpired with impending superstar free agent Shohei Ohtani. The good news, though, is that Fried came back sharp after his last recovery process. This one is expected to be far less extensive and is ideally more about maintenance.</p><p>The Braves (98-55) have a three-and-a-half game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the overall NL standings. Earning home-field advantage throughout the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/the-braves-nightmare-seeding-scenario-matchup-for-2023-mlb-playoffs" rel="noopener">2023 MLB playoffs</a> is surely a priority, but even a booming Truist Park might not be enough to compensate for the absence of the rock-solid Max Fried.</p><p>If Atlanta is enjoying a championship parade come November, this long-term move could be a huge reason why.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves make troubling Max Fried injury move right before playoffs

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He has written for publications such as Bleacher Report, I4U News, BuySideSports, Swimsuits &amp; Sports Magazine, The Cold Wire, Pro Football History, and Defiant Takes Football since 2011. Whenever he's not writing about sports, he loves spending time with his wife and son, watching sports events, reading sports biographies and autobiographies, collecting sports apparel and memorabilia, working out, and playing the piano.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Max Fried’s savage performance on the mound against the Washington Nationals couldn’t have come at a better time.</p><p>Fried struck out seven betters while allowing three hits and one earned run in six innings of work on Thursday. He finished the Braves’ 10-1 rout of the Nationals with a 2.55 ERA.</p><p>Max Fried’s performance helped extend the Braves’ winning streak to 24 games when their starter pitches at least six innings. Atlanta’s streak is the longest in Major League Baseball history. The Braves <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1705044703836557546">broke a tie</a> with the Chicago Cubs and the then-Philadelphia Athletics, per ESPN Stats &amp; Info.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Braves have won 24 straight games when their starting pitcher goes at least 6 IP.</p><p>That breaks a tie with the 1935 Cubs and 1931 Philadelphia Athletics for the longest single-season streak since the mound went to its current distance in 1893. <a href="https://t.co/mTrjida3I3">pic.twitter.com/mTrjida3I3</a></p><p>— ESPN Stats &amp; Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1705044703836557546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Braves <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-brian-snitker-delivers-fiery-message-amid-atlantas-losing-skid">had been in a funk</a> after they clinched the NL East division on September 13. Atlanta had lost five of its past seven games leading up to the series opener against the Nationals on Thursday. The Miami Marlins swept the Braves in their three-game set. The Philadelphia Phillies, who are fighting for an NL Wild Card spot, won their three-game road series against Atlanta.</p><p>Max Fried’s pitching savvy, Ronald Acuna, Jr.’s 140th RBI, and Matt Olson’s 53rd home run lifted Atlanta to victory against the Nationals. Although the Braves’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jr-home-run-next-level-marcell-ozunas-35th-homer">high-octane offense</a> has carried them this season, they also need Max Fried, Spencer Strider, Bryce Elder, and Charlie Morton to take charge on the mound in the postseason.</p><p>For his part, Max Fried missed a huge chunk of the season due to hamstring and forearm issues. It’s great to see him peaking at the right time for the Braves, who are seeking their second World Series pennant in the past three years.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
523	3.25	166	1.16	11

2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
523	3.25	166	1.16	11

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