SAN DIEGO — Atlanta Braves left-hander Max Fried and San Diego Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove both had early exits due to apparent injuries Wednesday night in Game 2 of their NL Wild Card Series.
Fried was done after two innings. He was hit on his left hip by a comebacker from Fernando Tatis Jr. two batters into the game. He stayed in and got out of a bases-loaded jam. He then allowed five runs on six straight hits with two outs in the second. Dylan Lee took over starting the third.
Musgrove threw two slow curveballs to fall behind Matt Olson 2-1 with two outs in the fourth and was visited by pitching coach Ruben Niebla. Manager Mike Shildt and a trainer joined them and Musgrove came out.
Musgrove, who grew up in suburban El Cajon, had two stints on the injured list with right elbow inflammation, costing him a total of 63 games. His second stint sidelined him for 2 1/2 months.
Musgrove threw the first no-hitter in Padres history on April 9, 2021, in his second start with his hometown team after being obtained in an offseason trade with Pittsburgh.
Fried was a first-round draft pick of the Padres in 2012. He was traded to Atlanta in a six-player deal in December 2014. He made his big league on Aug. 8, 2017. He started and won the clinching Game 6 of the 2021 World Series against Houston.
