ATLANTA — There are times when you watch Jacob deGrom and think he may never give up a run again.
Watching him give up three runs — two in the same inning, no less — can feel like witnessing an unnatural earthly phenomenon. When the Braves tagged him for three runs on Thursday night, the planet did not start spinning backward and rain didn’t fall upward, but the final baserunner he allowed wound up being the winning run in Atlanta’s 3-2 victory.
After this series kicked off with three bizarre games, two of which were interrupted by rain, Thursday’s finale was the marquee game that fans were promised. Max Fried matched deGrom in effectiveness and his bullpen dealt two innings of fire, putting a bow on a tight game that was fraught with tension throughout.
