Yankees’ Max Fried continues to make case to start the All-Star Game after reaching 10 wins

CINCINNATI AP Aaron Boone still has a couple weeks before deciding who will be the American League s starting pitcher for the All-Star Challenge It could end up being one of his own players Max Fried became the first pitcher to reach wins this season in the New York Yankees - preeminence over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night It s down the road We ll see He s making the event though Boone disclosed about Fried s chances to start the midsummer classic on July in Atlanta The left-hander allowed one unearned run and four hits while striking out seven to improve to - Fried is the third Yankees pitcher since to be the first in the majors to reach double-digit victories joining CC Sabathia in and Tommy John in I guess it s cool but we re all here just trying to win games A lot of it is credit to my teammates It s nice but that s more of a group stat than an individual one revealed Fried about reaching double digits in wins Fried signed a million eight-year contract with the Yankees last December and has excelled in his first year in pinstripes He speedily became the staff s ace after Gerrit Cole was lost for the season during spring training due to Tommy John surgery on his right elbow Fried has four games this season where he has gone at least seven innings and not allowed an earned run tied with Detroit s Tarik Skubal and San Diego s Nick Pivetta for the greater part in the majors He s second in the majors with a ERA and innings Ever since Cole went down he s shown us why they paid him what they paid him and why he s the guy we thought he was going to be Especially someone who I played against for four or five years to play behind him now is amazing third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr announced I dependably give him his prop and his flowers but now he can take them any time he wants The ERA is the third-lowest by a Yankees pitcher is his first starts with the club since earned runs became an official stat in both leagues in Fried has allowed two or fewer earned runs in all but two starts He has been even more dominant after Yankees losses going - with a ERA in starts I mean wins in half a season it s not easy to do in any era especially now But that s just a testament to how good and efficient he s been Boone revealed Whether it s coming off a loss or extending a streak his consistency has been great I communicated him again in the modern day just watching you more and more I would not have needed to hit off you He s got so several weapons out there and there s just so much movement to all his pitches he s been terrific Fried getting the start in the All-Star Championship would carry more importance after he played eight seasons in Atlanta before coming to New York Fried though knows that decision remains a couple weeks away I ve got a handful of starts to go before the break A lot can happen between now and then Just focused on the next one in five or six days I will deal with it when it gets here he commented AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source