In a briefly rain-delayed matchup on Monday night, the Atlanta Braves dropped the series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-6. With the loss, the Braves moved to 29-18 on the year, while the Dodgers improved to 30-19.
Coming off his best start of 2023, Charlie Morton started the game strong but ultimately suffered the loss, as he gave up six runs on seven hits while striking out five and walking two in 5.0 innings pitched.
Morton retired the side in order in the top of the first on just 11 pitches, including this pretty strikeout of old friend Freddie Freeman.