BALTIMORE -- Max Fried has been battle-tested on the biggest stage this sport has to offer, and as the veteran left-hander puts the finishing touches on his first regular season with the Yankees, his continued success provides one striking reason to believe in the potential of a deep October run.

Fried had all of his pitches working as he fired seven scoreless innings and matched his career high with 13 strikeouts in a 7-0 victory over the Orioles on Thursday evening at Camden Yards. He has now set career highs in wins (18), innings (188 1/3) and strikeouts (182) this season.

The stellar three-hit outing, coming in Fried's 31st start (also a career high), helped the Yankees (86-67) take advantage of an opportunity to gain ground in the American League East race . They trail the Blu

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