00:00Only allowed two home runs last year.
00:02I thought that was huge.
00:03And last year righties hit 2-0-9 off him.
00:05Lefties hit 2-20.
00:06When you're holding righties to that kind of clip, you're going to have that success.
00:11And a high fastball is swung through and missed.
00:17There's a good hook.
00:18Max Freed has his third strikeout in two in a row now.
00:22Those two strikes.
00:24And Freed a little chopper over the mound.
00:26Everybody's going to be safe and a run is in.
00:28And Max Freed has an infield hit.
00:30And the Braves score Austin Riley to make it 4-2.
00:36That's off Freed's foot.
00:37Riley gets the ricochet and tags out Turner.
00:40First and two out.
00:44Big breaking ball.
00:45Back-to-back strikeouts.
00:47Castro's retired.
00:51Swing and a miss.
00:52Max Freed has his first strike.
00:54Max Freed to the ninth place hitter, Fargus.
00:56And he chased that ball in the dirt.
00:58He has struck out twice.
01:00And Lindor will bat with the pitcher aboard.
01:03And two out.
01:04Seven strikeouts for Max Freed.
01:06In this Eastern Division, the pitch.
01:08Strike three.
01:09A changeup.
01:11Alonzo wasn't expecting that.
01:13And gets confirmation from Marty Foster.
01:17With an excellent pick-off move.
01:19You know that.
01:20And a punt drive.
01:21Max is going to go to second.
01:23Little miscommunication, but they got the leading man.
01:26Both Dansby and Ozzie were at the second base bag.
01:30And it's the Braves' shortstop that handles the fastball for the first down.
01:33And throws a strike.
01:41Swing and a miss.
01:42The bat goes flying off the netting.
01:45And Vargas is retired.
01:48Two outs, two on.
01:51Good curveball.
01:52See that bottom part of the zone.
01:54Perfect location.
01:56Little chopper.
01:57Freed to the third base line.
01:59Nice play.
02:00Sets and fires.
02:01Good play at both ends.
02:03And the Dodger catcher retired.
02:05One out.
02:06Four straight, Jeff.
02:07Ground ball outs.
02:07Yeah, the best thing Max did here.
02:09He's one of the better athletes you see on the mound.
02:11See how quick he gets that.
02:12But the best part, Chip, he takes his time.
02:17And he pulls the string after 95.
02:19And that's strikeout number two.
02:21Ten up, ten down to start the day.
02:22Yeah, by going so many fastballs there.
02:24You saw there he pulls the big curveball out at 74.
02:28So he just gets bets out in front.
02:30Atlanta.
02:31The pitch.
02:33Strike three called inside corner.
02:36And Taylor didn't think so.
02:38So both Bauer and.
02:41He chased and Max Freed strikes out.
02:44Chisholm bookend whiffs in this second inning.
02:47And Miami strands a pair.
02:52And Max Freed just picked off John Birdie.
02:55The Marlins are going to check this angle.
03:03I mean, I'm going to say, you know, to clip him.
03:07And they've got him picked off.
03:08Great pickoff move from Max Freed.
03:10Braves will chase him down.
03:12He is out of the baseline.
03:14Freed has just picked off his 17th would-be base dealer.
03:21There's strike three.
03:22A big breaking ball freezes O'Neal.
03:24Looks like it might have grazed the outside corner.
03:27The one-two pitch.
03:29Swing and a miss.
03:30He fired a fastball up and Arenado couldn't catch up.
03:35The runners lead and go.
03:37And he missed inside.
03:39It's a bases loaded walk.
03:4117 of them now for the Cardinals.
03:43Wow.
03:45Steam out of his legs.
03:47Absolutely.
03:48And Freed takes care of McKinney.
03:50That's seven strikeouts from Axe and two are out.
03:5411 to two Braves.
03:56Pitch bounced back toward the mound.
03:58Speared by Max.
04:00He's got it.
04:01Throws the first.
04:03Swing and a line drive.
04:06Braves win.
04:07Max Freed.
04:13Braves here in the fourth.
04:15The pitch.
04:15And Freed shoots one down the left-field line.
04:18Meadows long.
04:18Run.
04:19Can't get it.
04:20That's going to score one.
04:21Here comes Smith III.
04:23They're going to wave it.
04:25Relay throw won't be made.
04:28They walk Smith to pitch to Freed.
04:30Freed and he double.
04:31It's by seven.
04:33Breaking ball.
04:35Frozen again.
04:36That's the hat trick for Mejia.
04:37Freed's seventh strikeout.
04:39The ball's two strikes.
04:41And he came back to strike him out.
04:45And he chased a breaking ball.
04:47Freed's last four outs have been strikeouts.
04:49And now Reese Hoskins in second tonight.
04:53The pitch.
04:54Freed came back and got him inside corner.
04:57Alonzo was on his way to first.
05:00Has his sign.
05:00The 3-2.
05:02Stroke him out.
05:04And you know what John Lester is saying.
05:07Why didn't I get that pitch in the top of the first?
05:10It was 96.
05:12And it's ball off the plate.
05:14Max got the pitch.
05:15Lester first game in a Cardinal uniform.
05:19And I believe he is rung up.
05:21Yes indeed.
05:23And Aronado chased a ball in the dirt.
05:25That'll be corralled by Kevin Smith.
05:27And Max Freed finishes with seven strikeouts through six.
05:32Shot out.
05:32And five RBIs.
05:34And this one shot toward the gap in left center field.
05:37That ball might get down.
05:38That ball is down.
05:39That's a double for Max Freed.
05:43Max has a good swing.
05:45He's a great athlete.
05:47Stays on the baseball really well.
05:50And you know B.J.
05:51He takes pride in his hitting too.
05:54And he got Zimmerman to swing and miss.
05:5696.
05:57And thrown with a bit of anger there.
05:59One ball out of strikes.
06:01Popped in the air.
06:02Riley dives.
06:03Can't make the play.
06:04Freed though.
06:05Heads up.
06:05Gets the out at second.
06:07And Ozzie being in the right position at the right time at second base.
06:11Wow.
06:12What a two pitch.
06:13Here it is.
06:15Good to go.
06:16He went.
06:17Soto is out on a check swing.
06:19Trying to improve on that today.
06:20The pitch.
06:21Straw came out with the fastball.
06:23He's got a good one.
06:24Love it when he uses it Jeff.
06:27Straw came out.
06:2896.
06:29Nasty pitch.
06:30Strike for Mancini.
06:32And that one's knuckled toward Freeman.
06:34He'll throw on the run to second for one.
06:36On to first.
06:37Is in time.
06:38A double play.
06:39Max Freed no trouble in his opening inning.
06:42Little tapper.
06:43Freed leaps.
06:44Drops.
06:45Recovers.
06:46And retires.
06:47Mountcastle.
06:48Two out.
06:50Straw came out.
06:5196.
06:52At.
06:54On the ground.
06:56Riley dives.
06:57He's got it.
06:58The throw.
06:58It's a complete game shutout for Max Freed.
07:03A swing and a miss.
07:04Max Freed just struck out the side.
07:07That's a nice comeback for Max.
07:09One two pitch.
07:10What's the proper thing?
07:12No that was proper.
07:13Better the pitch.
07:15He got a call that time.
07:17And Betts has the hat trick.
07:19Nothing wrong with that call or that pitch.
07:21Nine strikeouts for Freed.
07:22To Thomas their leadoff man.
07:24The pitch.
07:25Swing and a miss.
07:26Blow a fastball right on by.
07:30They got a pickoff play.
07:31And they just nailed Kibu.
07:33He just picked him off and that was as easy as they come.
07:37He had no chance.
07:40Chisholm chases.
07:41He is a strikeout machine.
07:43That's 124 of them.
07:45And two are up.
07:46Two are down.
07:47In a spotless first for Max Freed.
07:49Nothing but strikes.
07:51He got him with a breaking ball.
07:53Alvarez couldn't catch up.
07:55Seven strikeouts for Max Freed.
07:58Strike three.
08:00What a time for a curveball.
08:01Ice water in his veins.
08:03Max Freed strikes out his fifth man.
08:06To quote another left-hander.
08:09On the ground.
08:10Riley's got it.
08:12Crowhop.
08:12Fires high to first.
08:14And that's your ball game.
08:15A masterpiece from Max Freed.
08:18You see his numbers.
08:20And really this month.
08:212-0 with a one point.
08:23Swing and a miss.
08:25He struck out Harper.
08:26Back-to-back fastball.
08:282-2 pitch.
08:29And Harper strikes out for the third time.
08:31He's got the hat trick.
08:33Just a culmination of all our hard work and trials.
08:36And, you know, running.
08:38You know, I mean, it obviously wasn't the prettiest year.
08:41You know, we had a lot of ups and downs.
08:42A lot of injuries.
08:43A lot that we had to fight through.
08:44So, to be able to finish on top and win the division again, it's everything that we've worked for.
08:51And, you know, we've got a lot of work for a strike three call.
08:57Slowly rolled off the hill.
08:59His free turns and fires.
09:01Gets in.
09:01Nice play.
09:02Gathered.
09:03No panic.
09:04And he throws out Kane for out number two.
09:08Popped up.
09:09Foul ground.
09:10And Max Freed wants it.
09:12And he'll get it.
09:13Graves pitcher and foul ground.
09:15He'll take got him elevates and strikes him out with a 96-mile-an-hour fastball strikeout number nine.
09:24Steven Souza, Jr.
09:27And that was a called strike three.
09:29Three pints.
09:31Souza is out.
09:33Two game in the fifth.
09:35And a called strike three.
09:38Max Freed.
09:42Swing and a miss.
09:44He struck him out.
09:46Big fastball from Freed.
09:48Here's a veteran left-hander compared to his counterpart tonight.
09:52Max Freed is excited to get back out there after.
09:57Jam Brantley out.
09:58Suve will get to second.
10:01And safe at first.
10:04And Freed.
10:07But running and not looking.
10:10Trying to get to the bag.
10:12And he didn't look at Freddy early enough to get the ball.
10:16Oh, man.
10:18You know.
10:190-2 pitch.
10:21Mike Green.
10:22Wow.
10:22What a jump by Max Freed.
10:24Ray and X.
10:26Back to Freed.
10:27To second for the out on the first.
10:31Got them both.
10:33Yep.
10:34That gets away.
10:36Down to first.
10:37Correa.
10:37The throw.
10:38Got it.
10:38What a play by Darnell.
10:41And that ends the inning.
10:43You just got to dig deep.
10:45I got a lot of really great guys that threw their support behind me the last couple days.
10:50Sending me texts.
10:51And just telling me how much they believed in me.
10:53And I knew that I just had to go out there and give it one more outing.
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