Max Fried will take the mound Friday in his final tune up before the regular season when the Atlanta Braves take on the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers. Fried was named as Atlanta’s Opening Day starter earlier this week. Friday will be his second appearance of the spring. He was sharp his first time out holding the Twins hitless over three scoreless innings.
Both Eddie Rosario and Guillermo Heredia are back in the lineup. Heredia was hit in the hand by a pitch Wednesday and sat out Thursday’s game. Rosario was scratched from Thursday’s lineup due to a sore foot.