Tonight’s big storyline is about the battle of aces on the mound. Since Fried has come back from the injured list, he has a 3.10 ERA with 42 strikeouts in 40.1 innings. It’s more than enough with how good the Atlanta Braves offense is.
On the Philadelphia Phillies side, it’s Zack Wheeler, who had the best start from the team this season in Atlanta earlier this year. He threw eight shutout innings with twelve strike-outs back on May 27.
Rob Thomson made some tweaks to the lineup, swapping Alec Bohm to three and Harper to four because Fried is a left-hander.