Fried and Kelenic lead Braves over Yankees 3-1 for 8th win in 10 games after 5-game slide

NEW YORK (AP) — Max Fried shut down the Yankees for five innings before tiring on a blistering afternoon, Jarred Kelenic drove in two runs and the Atlanta Braves beat New York 3-1 on Sunday for their eighth win in 10 games following a five-game losing streak.

“We’re playing more to our capabilities,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “Quite honestly, I still don’t think we’re hitting on all cylinders.”

Fried (7-3) allowed three singles in the first five innings, then gave up three hits in the sixth that included Anthony Volpe’s RBI double. Fried improved to 4-1 in his last six starts, giving up six hits in six innings with four strikeouts and no walks.

He mixed 25 fastballs, 19 sinkers, 18 curveballs, 14 changeups, six sweepers, four cutters and one slider on a day with a 92-degree gametime temperature, the warmest at Yankee Stadium since July 16, 2021.

“It was a hot one,” Fried said. “I was definitely getting a little tired at the end.”

After giving up 10 earned runs over five innings in his first two starts, Fried has a 2.09 ERA in his last 13 outings and lowered his season figure to 3.00.

“It's kind of like our hitting. Knew it was going to turn around,” Snitker said.

Atlanta (43-32) won two of three from the Yankees (52-28), who lost their third straight series after dropping two of three against both Boston and Baltimore. The Braves are a big league-best 22-11 in interleague play.

New York put slugger Giancarlo Stanton on the injured list, a day after he strained his left hamstring, and he expects to miss about four weeks.

Pierce Johnson, Joe Jiménez and Raisel Iglesias followed Fried. Iglesias got three straight outs for his 20th save in 22 chances, his 12th in a row.

Kelenic homered in the third inning on a first-pitch cutter from Nestor Cortes (4-6) and hit a sacrifice fly ahead of Ozzie Albies’ RBI single in a two-run fifth. Kelenic is hitting .324 with three homers and six RBIs in eight games since moving to the leadoff spot after Ronald Acuña Jr.’s season-ending torn left ACL.

Cortes gave up three runs and five hits in seven innings with seven strikeouts and no walks. He is 4-3 with a 1.84 ERA at home and 0-3 with a 5.57 ERA on the road.

“Nobody’s hanging their heads. Nobody’s panicking in here,” Cortes said. “Just a rough patch that 162 games you're going to go through. Just got to figure a way to get out of it.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Yankees: Stanton was put on the 10-day IL and New York recalled INF Oswald Peraza from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, then optioned him back to make room for 1B/OF J.D. Davis, acquired Sunday from Oakland for minor league infielder Jordan Groshans.

UP NEXT

Braves: RHP Spencer Schwellenbach (1-2, 4.98) starts Monday’s series opener at St. Louis and RHP Lance Lynn (2-3, 4.08).

Yankees: RHP Gerrit Cole (0-0, 4.50) makes his second start of the season in Tuesday’s Subway Series opener at the New York Mets, who go with LHP David Peterson (3-0, 3.97). Cole threw 62 pitches over four-plus innings in a no-decision against Baltimore on Wednesday.

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Atlanta Braves catcher Sean Murphy, left, and pitcher Max Fried talk on the mound after New York Yankees' Trent Grisham hits a single during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

New York Yankees' Tommy Kahnle pitches during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes walks to the dugout with his decorated glove during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

New York Yankees' Juan Soto, right, argues with umpire Chris Conroy, left, after being called out on strikes during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Atlanta Braves catcher Sean Murphy, left, and Raisel Iglesias, right, celebrate after defeating the New York Yankees in a baseball game, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Yankee Stadium is reflected in a fan's glasses during the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Fans sit in hot weather in Yankee Stadium during the fifth inning of a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

New York Yankees third base coach Luis Rojas, left, argues with the umpire, center, about a tagging call against Anthony Volpe during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

New York Yankees' Anthony Volpe celebrates hitting a double leading to Trent Grisham scoring during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

New York Yankees' Nestor Cortes smiles after striking out all batters during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

New York Yankees' Alex Verdugo runs into the dugout at the bottom of the first inning after grounding out to Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson during a baseball game, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes walks to the dugout during the second inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge reacts after striking out during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Atlanta Braves' Ozzie Albies, right, celebrates with first base coach Tom Goodwin (88) after hitting a single which led to Orlando Arcia scoring during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Atlanta Braves' Orlando Arcia scores on a single hit by Ozzie Albies during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Atlanta Braves' Max Fried pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, Donald Trump, will meet Thursday for the first general election debate of the 2024 season — a chance for both candidates to try to reshape the political narrative and persuade undecided voters.

Biden, the Democratic incumbent, has the opportunity to reassure voters that, at 81, he’s capable of guiding the U.S. through a range of challenges. Meanwhile, the 78-year-old Trump could use the moment to try to move past his felony conviction in New York and convince an audience of tens of millions that he’s temperamentally suited to return to the Oval Office.

Thursday's debate in Atlanta will mark at least a couple firsts — never before have two White House contenders faced off at such advanced ages, and never before has CNN hosted a general election presidential debate.

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Here’s the latest:

The security around the debate site and nearby press filing center is tightening up as tonight’s showdown draws nigh.

Unscalable fencing has gone up around the CNN studios where President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will meet, as well as the Georgia Tech arena where hundreds of journalists are gathered to cover the debate.

There have been at least a few protesters near the site, including a man clad in a black-and-white prison-style outfit and a sign reading “Lock Biden Up.”

Various groups have indicated their intent to gather near the debate site, but a downpour of mid-afternoon rain may be dampening — literally — some of those plans.

White House correspondents are upset with CNN for not allowing one of its members inside the Atlanta studio during the debate to file pool reports on what happens there that isn’t captured by cameras.

CNN offered to give access to one print reporter during a commercial break, but White House Correspondents’ Association President Kelly O’Donnell of NBC News said that’s not enough.

“The White House pool has a duty to document, report and witness the president’s events and his movements on behalf of the American people,” O’Donnell said in a letter to CNN. “The pool is there for the ‘what ifs?’ in a world where the unexpected does happen.”

O’Donnell says the White House Correspondents Association has been pressing its case for weeks with CNN, which is running the debate, as well as with the Biden and Trump campaigns.

CNN has no immediate response to O’Donnell, but has maintained there is no room for a pool reporter — even though there will be photographers present.

The network noted that the debate is being held in one of its studios without an audience and is considered a private event — even though tens of millions of people are expected to watch on television or streaming.

About 6 in 10 U.S. adults say they are “extremely” or “very” likely to watch the debate live or in clips, or read about or listen to commentary about the performance of the candidates in the news or social media, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Former President Donald Trump’s handpicked party leader wants the former president to talk about the future rather than the past in tonight’s debate.

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley told The Associated Press that Trump should “talk about the opportunity we have as a country to pick change” and “to lay out his vision for where we need to go” after the “failure under Joe Biden’s four years.”

Whatley notably did not mention the 2020 election and Trump’s lies that his defeat was fraudulent. He also did not mention Trump’s felony conviction and other pending indictments. Asked specifically whether he thinks Trump should avoid those issues, Whatley said the debate is “an opportunity in front tens of millions of Americans to talk to them about this election cycle. We need to take advantage.”

A lively crowd of supporters greeted President Joe Biden as he arrived at his Atlanta hotel ahead of tonight’s debate.

The crowd of about 50 chanted “Four more years.” Many wore campaign T-shirts. Some held placards with Biden’s trademark aviator sunglasses on them. Others had signs with the face of Biden’s alter ego “Dark Brandon.”

The president pumped his fist and embraced one man, a possible sign of how he’s getting energized for the evening’s showdown with former President Donald Trump.

Choosing public service over pure profit, CNN offered to let other networks carry the debate feed; ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, PBS and C-SPAN will all do so. The other networks also have the right to sell their own ad time during the two commercial breaks.

The networks had to agree to CNN’s rules — they must keep CNN’s insignia onscreen and can’t interrupt with their own commentators while the debate airs. Internationally, only CNN is carrying it.

The debate begins at 9 p.m. EDT and will last for 90 minutes.

FILE - Ben Starett, lighting programmer for CNN, sets up lights in the spin room for the presidential debate between President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump in Atlanta, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

FILE - This combination of photos taken in Columbia, S.C. shows former President Donald Trump, left, on Feb. 24, 2024, and President Joe Biden on Jan. 27, 2024. (AP Photo)

FILE - In this combination of photos, President Joe Biden speaks on Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, from left, former President Donald Trump speaks on July 8, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo, File)