Max Fried stymies Royals in Braves' 3-0 win

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Max Fried scattered three hits over 8 2/3 scoreless innings and Sean Murphy belted a two-run homer to lift the host Atlanta Braves to a 3-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday.

Fried (11-10) retired the first 10 batters he faced and struck out nine batters overall to highlight his 98-pitch performance.

Marcell Ozuna scored on a throwing error in the eighth inning for th