The Yankees improved to 7-for-7 in Fried starts Friday, when the lefty one-hit the Rays over seven brilliant innings in a 3-0, series-opening victory in front of 45,189 in The Bronx.

Fried struck out six Rays (three on sliders and one each on a fastball, curveball, and changeup) and walked two in Friday's win. Tampa never had a runner reach second base in the game.

Fried is a Los Angeles native and pitched at Harvard-Westlake High School. He was a first-round draft pick by the San Diego Padres in 2012 but never made a big-league appearance with them. In 2014, he was traded to Atlanta, where he put together an impressive run.