The Atlanta Braves looked to get back in the win column on Sunday when they wrapped up a three-game set with the San Francisco Giants.
To say the Atlanta Braves needed a win on Sunday would have been a pretty sizable understatement.
Losers of four games in a row, at a time that coincided with the Philadelphia Phillies winning four straight, the Braves entered play on Sunday with a slim one-game lead over the Phillies in the NL East.
Atlanta would call on their young, budding ace, Max Fried to play the role of stopper on Sunday against the team with the best record in all on Major League Baseball, the San Francisco Giants.