The Atlanta Braves shut out the Washington Nationals, 2-0, on Tuesday night to move to 31-21 on the season. The loss dropped Washington to 24-29 on the year.
In the win, Max Fried once again dominated, going 8.0 shutout innings. He allowed just seven hits and one walk while striking out six. He's now 5-2 on the year with a stellar 2.97 ERA. Fried also accomplished something done for the last eight years of team history.
Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:
Max Fried is the first Braves pitcher to go 8+ innings in back-to-back outings since Julio Teheran on June 19 & 25, 2016
last ATL P with more than 2 straight: 2007 Tim Hudson, 4 straight