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Braves’ Max Fried, Padres’ Joe Musgrove exit Game 2 begins
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Braves’ Max Fried, Padres’ Joe Musgrove exit Game 2 begins

SAN DIEGO – Atlanta Braves left-hander Max Fried and San Diego Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove both had to retire early due to injuries in Game 2 of their National League Wild Card Series on Wednesday night.

Fried was done after two innings. He was hit on his left hip by a line driver from Fernando Tatis Jr. two batters in the game. He stayed in and came out of a bases-loaded jam. He then gave up five runs on six consecutive hits with two outs in the second. Dylan Lee took over from the third.

Musgrove threw two slow curveballs to trail Matt Olson 2-1 with two outs in the fourth and was visited by pitching coach Ruben Niebla. Manager Mike Shildt and an athletic trainer joined them and Musgrove came out.

The team later said it was removed because the right elbow was stiff.

Musgrove, who grew up in the suburb of El Cajon, was on the injured list twice due to right elbow inflammation that cost him a total of 63 games. His second stint sidelined him for 2.5 months.

Musgrove threw the first no-hitter in Padres history on April 9, 2021, in his second start with his hometown team after being acquired in an offseason trade with Pittsburgh.

Fried was a first-round draft pick of the Padres in 2012. In December 2014, he was traded to Atlanta in a six-player contract. He made his big league debut on August 8, 2017. He started and won the decisive Game 6 of the 2021 World Series against Houston.