Max Fried does something that hasn’t been done in the last eight years of Atlanta Braves team history

The Atlanta Braves shut out the Washington Nationals, 2-0, on Tuesday night to improve to 31-21 on the season. The loss dropped Washington to 24-29 on the year.

In the victory, Max Fried once again dominated, going 8.0 shutout innings. He allowed just seven hits and one walk while striking out six. He is now 5-2 on the year with an excellent 2.97 ERA. Fried also accomplished something done in the last eight years of the team’s history.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

Max Fried is the first Braves pitcher to go more than 8 consecutive innings since Julio Tehran on June 19 and 25, 2016.

last ATL P with more than 2 in a row: 2007 Tim Hudson, 4 in a row

Fried has been on a great run for Atlanta, with a 1.43 ERA over the last seven starts. He pitched a complete game shutout in his last outing against the Chicago Cubs. Fried, 30, made his major league debut in 2017 and has spent his entire career with the Braves, helping Atlanta win the World Series in 2021. He is in a contract season and is certainly preparing for a nice payday at the end of this year.

Lifetime, Fried is 67-28 with a 3.02 ERA in his career.

The Braves will face the Nationals again on Wednesday night with Washington’s first pitch at 7:20 p.m. ET.

MacKenzie Gore will pitch for Washington while Spencer Schwellenbach will make his major league debut for Atlanta.

Gore is 3-4 with a 3.04 ERA for the year.

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