Yankees' Max Fried to make return from injured list for doubleheader

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fried-max/lKCD7KOt/"]Fried[/a], 32, who has been out since May 13th with a bone bruise, will pitch in Game 2. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-yankees/SrC4LDIT/"]Yankees[/a] ace [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cole-gerrit/ry3vUq10/"]Gerrit Cole[/a], 35, will be on the bump for Game 1. [/p][embed guid="cd866101-ed87-4bd7-84cc-90a64013e02d" url="https://x.com/MLB/status/2079707838956376146?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Fried has a 3.41 earned run average with 50 strikeouts through 61.2 innings in 10 starts this season. The four-time Gold Glover and three-time All-Star led all MLB pitchers last season with 19 wins, ultimately finishing fourth in AL Cy Young Award voting. [/p][p]In his second season with the Yankees, Fried still has six years left on his $218 million contract. New York (56-44) are currently sitting 1.5 games behind division foe [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tampa-bay-rays/GCHgI4hp/"]Tampa Bay Rays[/a] (57-42) for the best record in the American League heading into Tuesday's action, making this the perfect time for his return.[/p][p]The Yankees' +88 run differential is by far and away the best in the AL, sitting ahead of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-white-sox/SW9D1eZo/"]Chicago White Sox[/a] (53-46), who have a +52.[/p]