Back to the Atlanta Braves Newsfeed

World Series: Tucker Davidson to start Game 5 for Braves

The Braves will turn to Tucker Davidson as their Game 5 World Series starter on Sunday night. With a win, the club will win its first championship in a quarter-century.

It’s an incredible turn of events for Davidson, 25, who was not on the original World Series roster and has not pitched in a big league game since June. Davidson was added to the roster earlier this week following Charlie Morton’s injury in Game 1.

Davidson made four starts for the Braves in June and pitched well to the tune of a 3.60 ERA (4.52 FIP, 4.