ATLANTA (AP) –
Max Fried pitched seven strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Friday night.
Atlanta remained tied with the Mets for the final NL wild-card spot as New York beat Cincinnati 6-4.
“All I think about is that we need to win tomorrow,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “The most important thing we are going to do is play tomorrow’s game. We have to take each and every day separately and do it again the next day.”
Fried (9-8) had command of the plate all night, striking out eight and allowing just five hits. Toronto’s lone run was unearned, coming in the third inning on an Atlanta error.
“I think I’ve just been building off each of my last couple of outings,” Fried said. “I’ve been able to command the ball a lot better and I’ve been putting my fastballs in areas where I’m not …