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Braves bid for sweep of free-falling Yankees

The Atlanta Braves will send veteran right-hander Charlie Morton to the mound in search of the team's 11th series sweep on Wednesday night when they host the New York Yankees in the finale of their three-game set.

The Braves recorded an 11-3 win in the series opener Monday and took the second game 5-0 Tuesday to guarantee their first series win over the Yankees since 2001.

While Atlanta has won five of its last six games, the Yankees have lost four consecutive contests to drop to .