Atlanta Beats the Brewers at Their Own Game
The New York Times
Milwaukee has three aces, but Max Fried, who thrived in the second half, showed he is at their level in win.
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers won 95 games during the regular season largely because of the strength of their starting rotation and its three All-Stars: Corbin Burnes, Brandon Woodruff and Freddy Peralta. Only the Los Angeles Dodgers had a lower earned run average than the Brewers’s starting staff.
But through two games of this National League division series against Atlanta, no starting pitcher has shined brighter than Max Fried. In fact, since the All-Star break in mid July, no one has been better than Fried — not Max Scherzer of the Dodgers, not Burnes, not Robbie Ray of the Toronto Blue Jays.
And in a 3-0 win over the Brewers in Game 2 on Saturday that tied the series at one game apiece, Fried’s dominance continued as he outdueled Woodruff.