Fried’s seven hitless innings and his recent return to form was the most important aspect Saturday.
’s two-out homer in the ninth inning spoiled what would’ve been the first no-hitter in three decades, but it did nothing to tarnish the third dominant performance by in his past four starts. When Martinez walked to the plate with two outs in the ninth inning, he said he wasn’t thinking about the fact the hadn’t yet recorded a hit. Instead, he said he focused on his plan against , and looked for a pitch up in the strike zone. “You can’t get caught up in all of that,” Martinez said.
For Fried, those four runs last weekend at Dodger Stadium are the only runs against him in 29 innings over his past four starts, during which he’s allowed just seven hits and eight walks with 25 strikeouts. His 1.24 ERA over that four-start stretch has reduced his overall ERA down to 3.57, more than four runs below his ERA through four starts .
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