Fried made a precautionary exit Thursday with lower-back tightness, MLB.com's Mark Bowman reports.
Fried, one of the Braves' top pitching prospects, gave up four runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks while striking out two in 1.2 innings in his first start for Double-A Mississippi. This was his first start above Low-A, so it really shouldn't come as a surprise that he struggled. The Braves were encouraged by the tests performed after he exited, so it sounds like Fried might not be sidelined for long.