The Atlanta Braves pulled off a huge 6-2 win over the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series but the victory came with a cost. Charlie Morton was struck in the leg on a batted ball by Houston first baseman Yuli Gurriel. He finished the inning and then came back out for the third and struck out Jose Altuve but left the game. The Braves announced later that X-rays showed a fractured right fibula and that Morton would be lost for the remainder of the World Series.
“He wanted to keep going because he was down in the tunnel and he was throwing against the wall, and he said it kind of hurts more when I run.