By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer
HOUSTON — At this point, they’re all fried.
Starters, openers, closers and the rest of them. So many pitching changes by the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves, it’s sometimes hard to keep track of who’s on the mound.
“Everybody that’s in the World Series right now is gassed, everybody,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said during Monday’s day off. “Both teams, all the players. It’s been a long year.”
Fortunately for him, he can now give the ball to Max Fried.
With five full days of rest, the 27-year-old lefty who starred at Harvard-Westlake will start Game 6 on Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park as Atlanta again tries to win its first championship since 1995.