He had also allowed three earned runs or more in six of those nine starts. Fried needed to come up in the clutch in the final games of the season and he did just that. In six innings of work, he gave up just one earned run (two total) allowing just five hits and a walk while striking out six.

Max Fried made a memorable start for the Atlanta Braves on Saturday, and it could be one of his last for the franchise. No one knows that better than Brian Snitker.