Brandon Pfaadt outpitched Max Fried in six strong innings, Jake McCarthy made a leaping grab at the wall in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Atlanta Braves 1-0 on Thursday night.
Pfaadt was sharp for the fourth straight start, scattering three hits while striking out four to win after three consecutive no-decisions.Fried allowed a run on five hits in six innings with seven strikeouts and three walks. The lone run off the right-hander came in the fifth inning by Eugenio Suarez, a 437-foot shot after he hit a 452-foot homer in Arizona’s 7-5 win the night before.It was the first time Arizona won 1-0 at home on a solo homer since Sept.
"Fried and Pfaadt struggled in an April 6 meeting in Atlanta, won by the Braves 9-8 after a late rally.Fried allowed eight runs — seven earned — on 10 hits in 4 1/2 innings. Pfaadt was only marginally better, giving up five runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings.Both pitchers were sharp in the rematch.Pfaadt threw the two fastest pitches of his career in the first inning and was perfect until Austin Riley lined a two-out single in the fourth.
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