Atlanta Braves left-hander Max Fried did not allow a hit through seven innings during Saturday's game against the host New York Mets.
Fried was removed before the start of the bottom of the eighth inning after throwing 109 pitches and was replaced by right-hander Joe Jimenez.
Jimenez issued two walks but got out of the potential jam with two consecutive strikeouts, leaving Atlanta one inning away from a combined no-hitter.
The Braves had a 3-0 lead in the eighth inning, getting a two-run home run from Orlando Arcia in the third inning and an RBI single from Michael Harris II in the fourth.
Fried ended his day with three walks and five strikeouts, two starts after he did not give up a hit over six innings against the Seattle Mariners and was removed after throwing 100 pitches. That outing came one start after a 92-pitch complete-game shutout against the Miami Marlins.
Fried entered the outing with a 2-1 record and a 4.23 ERA in seven starts. He was coming off his lone loss of the season when he gave up four runs with three walks over seven innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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