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The Braves placed Fried on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a left side muscle spasm in his lumbar spine.

Fried's injury is another brutal blow to an already depleted Atlanta rotation, as the Braves' staff ace will now be shut down for at least the next week and a half with the spinal spasm. Atlanta called up Kyle Wright in a corresponding move ahead of his scheduled start Tuesday against the Marlins, but the Braves will still require a replacement in the rotation for Fried in Thursday's series opener versus the Nationals. Fried wasn't reported to be dealing with any injury coming out of his most recent outing over the weekend, but the back/spine issue may explain why his velocity has been noticeably down over his last two starts. Per Brooks Baseball, Fried's four-seam fastball averaged 91.97 miles per hour in his last outing, about a tick and a half below his season average (93.41 mph).

Freeland pitched six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and three walks while striking out six in a no-decision versus the Padres on Monday.

Freeland dueled with Dinelson Lamet for most of the game. It was a good bounce-back effort for Freeland, who had allowed four runs in each of his last two starts. The southpaw lowered his ERA to 3.60 with a 1.36 WHIP and 34:14 K:BB across 50 innings this season. The 27-year-old lines up for his next start versus the Angels on Sunday.

Gausman (3-2) yielded one run on three walks and two hits over six innings Monday, striking out nine and earning the win against the Diamondbacks.

Gausman found himself in a jam during the third inning, loading the bases with just one out, but he managed to escape after allowing just one run. San Francisco's offense tallied four runs in the sixth inning and that was enough support to give the 29-year-old his second straight win. He'll carry a 4.05 ERA into Saturday's road matchup with San Diego.

Webb will draw the start Tuesday against the Diamondbacks, Amy Gutierrez of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Webb will remain on normal rest for the start, though it was unclear how the rotation would line up given the imminent of return of Drew Smyly (finger). Webb has maintained a 4.71 ERA and a 35:15 K:BB across 36.1 innings this season.

Gallen (1-1) allowed four runs on five hits and two walks over five innings Monday, striking out six and taking the loss against the Giants.

Gallen was his usual self for the first five innings, allowing just one single and striking out six batters. However, he allowed four hits and two walks to start the sixth inning without recording an out before he was removed from the game. Despite the rough outing, the 25-year-old still owns a strong 2.29 ERA and 60:17 K:BB. Gallen will face the Mariners at home Sunday.

Wheeler allowed three earned runs on eight hits and no walks while striking out seven across six innings Monday against the Mets. He did not factor into the decision.

Wheeler threw four scoreless innings but was tripped up a bit in the fifth when he surrendered four doubles to account for all three of his earned runs. It was otherwise an efficient outing for Wheeler, as he needed only 83 pitches to log 18 outs -- 13 of which came via either groundball or strikeout. Overall, Wheeler has maintained a 2.47 ERA with a 36:9 K:BB across 51 innings this season. He'll draw his next start Saturday at Miami.

Peterson allowed five earned runs on three hits and four walks while striking out three across two innings Monday against the Phillies. He did not factor into the decision.

Peterson battled his control in the short outing, hitting and walking a batter in the first inning -- which led to three earned runs. The next frame, he walked the second batter he faced prior to serving a two-run homer to Rhys Hoskins. It was a disastrous start for Peterson, after he briefly was shifted to a bullpen role. He'll look to bounce back in his next outing, currently projected to come Sunday at Toronto.

Anderson allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and four walks while striking out four across three innings Monday against Miami. He did not factor into the decision.

Anderson didn't allow any major damage, though he was inefficient and showed significant struggles with his control. He needed 83 pitches to record his nine outs, his shortest outing in the majors. Despite this down outing, Anderson has still had an impressive start to his big-league career, racking up 18 strikeouts across 15 innings while maintaining a 2.40 ERA. He's currently projected to make his next start Saturday at the Nationals.

Oviedo (0-2) took the loss against the Cubs on Monday, allowing five runs (three earned) on eight hits and three walks across 4.2 innings. He struck out one.

Oviedo faced traffic in four out of five innings he worked Monday. He was able to limit the Cubs to a single run in the first, third and fourth innings, before having to labor through a pair of errors in a two-run fifth. The right-hander was tagged with the loss while being unable to work out of the fifth, though it's worth noting the start could have been a different story had it been for some cleaner defense behind him. He will try again for his first win when he takes the ball Saturday against the Reds.

Hendricks (5-4) picked up the win Monday against the Cardinals, allowing one run on seven hits across eight innings. He fanned four and did not issue a walk.

Hendricks followed his strong Sept. 2 outing against Pittsburgh with an even better performance Monday. Although the Cardinals were able to grind out seven knocks, the right-hander did not walk a batter while surrendering just the one run on Matt Wieters's seventh-inning single. Hendricks has allowed just two runs across 14 innings during his last two outings, and will take a 3.41 ERA into his start against Milwaukee on Saturday.