"Starting pitcher Max Fried had been untouchable on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium for Game 1 against the Boston Red Sox, keeping the Bronx Bombers' arch rivals scoreless through six innings, although he had been laboring as the night progressed. Working with a 1-0 lead and needing just 37 pitches to get through the first three innings, a missed strike-three call on a walk to Red Sox catcher Carlos Narvaez helped create a 24-pitch fourth inning."
"They pressured him pretty good in the fourth, fifth, sixth, Boone said of his decision to pull his starter. I felt like he cruised through the first few, and obviously, he ends up pitching great, but I felt like he had to work pretty hard. It was a decision that Fried teased disappointment in, even while attempting to be diplomatic after the game. I definitely exerted a lot of energy trying to get out of that, Fried began."
Max Fried produced six scoreless innings with four hits, six strikeouts and three walks, working to a 102-pitch total when he started the seventh. Early efficiency included 37 pitches through three innings, while missed strike-three calls and a walk extended the fourth and sixth innings into heavier pitch counts. With one out in the seventh and Fried still effective, manager Aaron Boone elected to pull him, citing the hard work Fried endured in middle innings. Fried signaled disappointment while saying he had energy remaining and was willing to continue if needed.
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