Can Fried Silence the Blue Jays’ Explosive Offense and Turn the Tide?

The Yankees are still in first place, but it is a bit more in jeopardy than it has been this season. I suppose there was a bit of regression to be expected as the team still has some room for improvement overall. The hitting has slowed down, and even though Aaron Judge is still putting up insane numbers. Judge is hitting .354 for the season, now. At the beginning of June he was almost batting .400. The team overall is still hitting .252, which is very good. Don’t get it twisted, either – I am not blaming Judge for other teams getting closer to the Yankees. He is just the one who stands out both good and bad. The pitching has been solid for the season with a 3.48 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP, but no one on the team has been better than today’s starter Max Fried. Fried comes into the game with a 10-2 record, 1.92 ERA, and a 0.94 WHIP. Fried had another great June as he produced five quality starts, including three seven-inning outings, and just seven earned runs allowed in the month. For the year, Fried has exactly one bad start, and it was on the road against the Dodgers. He faced the Blue Jays once this year and allowed just one unearned run on five hits over six innings. 

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