Fried (1-1) allowed two runs -- one earned -- on seven hits and a walk across 5.1 innings to earn the loss in the nightcap of Monday's doubleheader against the Mets. He struck out two.
Fried pitched well aside from the third inning, when he allowed two runs on two hits, an error and a hit batsman. He pumped in 16 first-pitch strikes to 25 hitters and induced 12 groundball outs. Fried struggled in his previous start, but this improved effort lowered his season ERA to a respectable 3.74. This was just a spot start, so it's possible that the left-hander has made his final appearance of 2017.