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Braves lose Max Fried on opening day, beat Nationals 7-2
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Extra crispy: Max Fried can't pitch Braves into World Series
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A World Series of Relievers, Like It or Not - The New York Times
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World Siri: Rookie propels Astros past Braves to tie Series
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Michael Cunningham: Braves better than last year but need more pitching to repeat
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With pitchers fried, Braves' Fried tries to win World Series
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Extra crispy: Max Fried can't pitch Braves into World Series
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With pitchers fried, Braves' Fried tries to win World Series
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Atlanta Braves Max Fried: not a friend of fantasy baseball
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Max Fried DELIVERS on the mound for the Braves in Game 6! (6 shutout innings, 6 strikeouts!)
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Braves-Astros World Series emblematic of MLB pace of play issue - Sports Illustrated