Charlie Morton didn’t unravel and the Braves pulled ahead late thanks to d’Arnaud’s fourth homer in two games Come on, Travis d’Arnaud, just one homer tonight?
Morton’s third time through experience has resulted in sizable leads blown in each of his last two starts. Can the Braves avoid the same fate tonight? The Braves are rolling, having won five straight, including all four contests against Texas-based opponents so far this week.
The Atlanta Braves hope veteran Charlie Morton can bounce back from a rough start and enable them to extend their winning streak to six games when they host the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.
But the Braves’ bats will have to contend with Jesus Luzardo in the process Yes, for purposes of this preview post, the week ends on Sunday, not Saturday.
Losing an ace such as Spencer Strider this early in the season would be a devastating blow for most teams. But most teams aren't the Atlanta Braves.
The Atlanta Braves are off to a quick start, taking a big opening series against the rival Philadelphia Phillies. Now, the stage was set for pitcher Charlie Morton in a more challenging faceoff on a cold day in Chicago on Monday.
Despite the elements, the Braves offense was on fire on Monday. It was a cold and miserable day in Chicago as the Braves opened their series against the White Sox.
Austin Riley went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and four RBIs and Charlie Morton pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning to help the visiting Atlanta Braves defeat the Chicago White Sox 9-0 on Monday.
Travis d’Arnaud is back in the lineup for the Braves series opener against the White Sox The Atlanta Braves will make their final stop on their two-city road trip Monday when they begin a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox.
Charlie Morton will begin his 17th season in the majors Monday when the Braves take on the White Sox. After taking two of three in Philadelphia, the Atlanta Braves will head to Chicago for a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox.
Seeing the Chicago White Sox in the opposing dugout has been a welcome sight for Atlanta Braves right-hander Charlie Morton. Morton is 4-0 in four career starts against Chicago, and he will attempt to stay perfect on Monday when visiting Atlanta opens a three-game series with the White Sox.
While the Braves fell to the Phillies on Sunday, Atlanta still won the series and outscored Philadelphia by 13 runs over the course of three games. Here are three things we learned following the first series of the season.
Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Kenley Jansen and Craig Kimbrel are among the pitchers who could hit big statistical milestones this summer.
After being traded from the Boston Red Sox to the Atlanta Braves at the end of December, southpaw Chris Sale will spend longer in Georgia than he probably anticipated after signing a two-year, $38 million contract with the franchise earlier this month.
There was some question earlier in the offseason if the Atlanta Braves would bring back starting pitcher Charlie Morton, who just turned 40, on his 2024
The Braves are bringing back veteran right-hander Charlie Morton for another season in 2024, but the club is expected to decline its club option on veteran reliever Kirby Yates.
A critical domino that must fall before the Braves get active in free agency this winter is the decision surrounding Charlie Morton. Morton himself has to decide whether he plays another season, and the Braves then have to decide whether to pick up his $20 million option.
The Atlanta Braves placed right-hander Charlie Morton on the 15-day injured list on Sunday with inflammation in the index finger on his pitching hand. The move for Morton is retroactive to Saturday.
The Braves announced Sunday that veteran right-hander Charlie Morton had been placed on the 15-day injured list with right index finger inflammation. Fellow righty Allan Winans was called up in the corresponding move.
Charlie Morton left last night’s game following the first inning with a right index finger injury. X-rays were negative, which is promising, but he’ll undergo an MRI tomorrow to determine what’s next.
The rash of injuries to the starting rotation at this point in the season has to be a concern for the Braves.
Alarms went off across Braves Country when Charlie Morton did not return to the mound after tossing a scoreless first inning with what the Braves have announced as an injury to his right index finger.
Playoff races are heating up on the diamond and these three pitchers made significant contributions to their teams' results in August.
Shortly before the start of last offseason, the Braves checked off a key part of their winter checklist. Atlanta agreed to preemptively exercise a $20M option on Charlie Morton at the end of September.
The Braves lost last night in frustrating fashion. It started out with an hour-and-half rain delay, and the weirdness continued when the umps botched a call that may have cost the Braves several runs.
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