Extra crispy: Max Fried can't pitch Braves into World Series

[ASFN Admin]

Max Fried had every ingredient in front of him for the biggest day of his baseball life at Dodger Stadium. The Braves ace from Santa Monica took the mound Thursday night with the opportunity to pitch Atlanta into its first World Series of the 21st century. Fried did not seize his Hollywood moment: The talented left-hander had his shortest start in nearly five months and took an emphatic loss in the Braves' 11-2 defeat in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series.

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