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BOSTON — Max Fried has spent most of the season throwing his four-seam fastball at a wide range of speeds.

On Saturday, with a lot on the line and not a lot of time left in the season, that meant a lot more at the higher end of the spectrum.

Fried came out firing for the Yankees, with a bump in velocity that featured a pair of early strikeouts on 99 mph heaters in a 5-3 win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park.

“Feeling good physically and also adrenaline,” Fried said in explaining the uptick in velocity, which included four of his six fastest pitches this season. “The boys came out and scored e

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