Final Score: Phillies 7, Braves 2
For years, Charlie Morton’s star transformation after an injury-shortened 2016 season with the Philadelphia Phillies has haunted the team’s fanbase. Wednesday afternoon, the Phillies spooked Morton in a fifth-inning offensive explosion, securing a series victory over the division-rival Atlanta Braves.
While the 38-year-old righty kept the Phillies off the board for the first four innings, things unraveled in the bottom of the fifth inning.
After a botched pickoff attempt from Morton allowed Bryson Stott to advance from first to third base, a red-hot Alec Bohm plated him with an RBI single into left field:
In total, the Phillies would score five runs in the home half of the fifth inning, with Odúbel Herrera, Kyle Schwarber and J.