Braves’ Max Fried shut down for rest of regular season with blister on his pitching hand

Atlanta Braves placed star pitcher Max Fried on the 15-day injured list for a blister on his left index finger. The move means that Fried’s regular season is over.

Fried pitched for six innings in the Braves’ 10-3 win over the Nationals on Thursday night. He gave up only three hits and one home run and struck out seven.

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“Outing felt great. Toward the end, the finger filled up with a little bit of fluid. Drained it. Kind of take it day-by-day,” Fried told reporters after Thursday night’s game. “It’s something that obviously happens often. It’s more about managing it and dealing with it.”

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While his regular season is over, Fried’s stint on the injured list will end a day before the Braves open up the National League Division Series.

Game 1 is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 7. The NL East division champions are expected to claim the No. 1 or No. 2 seed in the NL, so they won’t know who they are facing until after the Wild Card series is completed.

The Associated Press contributed to this article.

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