Braves Unable to Complete Rally, Drop Series Opener to Washington Nationals

The Atlanta Braves got into a hole early and couldn't dig out of it on Monday night

Atlanta Braves pitcher Charlie Morton allowed eight runs on twelve hits in Atlanta's 8-4 loss to the Washington Nationals on Monday night / John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

The Atlanta Braves dug themselves into a deep hole and couldn’t quite dig out against the Washington Nationals, dropping the series opener 8-4 in Truist Park on Monday afternoon.

Here’s what you need to know about from the contest.

Charlie Morton struggled to avoid barrels in this one

Atlanta’s elder statesman appeared to have good underlying metrics in this one - eighteen whiffs and a 29% CSW (Called Strikes plus Whiffs, with 30% being MLB average) - but he just could not avoid Nationals bats today with the rest of his pitches.