Charlie Morton and the Atlanta Braves will be looking for another series win Wednesday when they close out a three-game series in Philadelphia with an afternoon matchup against the Phillies. The Braves had a 4-3 lead in the eighth inning of Monday’s series opener before a three-run home run by Bryson Stott off of A.J. Minter sent them to a 6-4 loss. Atlanta avoided its first three-game losing streak of the season Tuesday with a 6-3 win behind another solid pitching performance by Spencer Strider and homers from Michael Harris and Matt Olson.
Morton got his second half of the season off on a good note when he allowed just two hits over six shutout innings in a matchup against Shohei Ohtani.