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The Braves have clinched the National League East and entered Friday with the best record in baseball at 98-55. The NL Division Series begins Oct. 7, giving Fried two weeks to recover.
Fried, 29, finishes the regular season with an 8-1 record and a 2.55 ERA in 14 starts. He struck out 80 batters and walked 18 in 77⅔ innings. Fried missed about three months of the season with a strained left forearm.
A first-time All-Star and Cy Young Award runner-up in 2022, Fried has a 62-26 record and a 3.03 ERA in 139 games (122 starts) since making his major league debut with Atlanta in 2017.
In a corresponding move, the Braves recalled right-hander Darius Vines from Triple-A Gwinnett. Vines, 25, made his MLB debut Aug. 30 and is 1-0 with a 3.27 ERA in three games (one start) with Atlanta. He has a 3-2 record and a 2.37 ERA in 10 games (nine starts) across three levels in the minors this season.
Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
