Max Fried’s Dominant Performance Fuels Yankees’ Playoff Push

max Fried glanced⁢ at his hand on ‍July 12 adn a frustrating start⁤ against the Cubs ended early with a blister.

It also was part of his worst stretch of the season as the Yankees slowly tumbled out of ⁣first place and ceded the AL East led to the Toronto blue Jays.

A little over two months later, Fried might be ⁣even better than he was earlier and he might be creeping into the AL Cy Young discussion along with Garrett Crochet and Tarik Skubal by getting‍ to 18-5.

In a spot where the Yankees experienced mixed results with playing after a late flight‍ as of a getaway day night game, Fried was at his best and the Yankees continued‍ to enjoy one of their best days of the season because he dominated their win while the Blue Jays, Red Sox and Tigers all lost afternoon⁢ games on their getaway days.

Fried’s 13 strikeouts in⁣ seven innings in a stress-free ‍7-0 win at Baltimore were about as masterful as it gets for‍ the yankees, whose rotation ERA is down to 3.68. By comparison, the Tigers are at 3.83, the Red Sox are⁣ at 3.97 and the Blue jays are at 4.23, the worst mark amongst any‍ team currently in playoff position.

“I feel like he’s in a real good spot. He’s throwing ⁤the ball well,” manager Aaron boone⁢ told reporters in Baltimore. “He’s an ace, and he pitches⁢ like that. He’s had a phenomenal year to ⁢this point.”

Fried’s blister experience was part of an ‍eight-start stretch where he posted an atrocious 6.80 ERA.It saw his ERA climb from 1.92 to 3.26 and ⁣now it is down to 2.92, which ranks 10th in the majors.

His rough stretch culminated in a no-decision and the Yankees overcame his ineffectiveness for their second win in a seven-game ‍winning streak that was the early stages of⁣ the turnaround from being six over .500 ⁤to getting to 19 over and a chance at the division.

Fried’s first start