For two innings, everything was going Atlanta's way in Game 1 of the World Series. Then, the first major speed bump came.
Starting pitcher Charlie Morton was forced to leave in the third inning after suffering an ankle injury and landing awkwardly while throwing a pitch. Morton had been hit in the ankle by a ground ball in the previous inning, per Fox's Ken Rosenthal.
Morton had pitched two scoreless innings and got the leadoff batter out in the third when he departed, finishing the night with one hit, two walks and three strikeouts on 44 pitches.