Three runs for the Braves ended up being more than enough tonight, as Charlie Morton’s seven strong innings and some solid bullpen work helped to preserve a 3-1 win for Atlanta over the Red Sox.
Tonight ended up being a really good night for Charlie Morton on the mound, but the signs were not encouraging in the early going. Indeed, each of the first three runners that Morton faced tonight all reached base and Boston’s first run of the game was scored when Morton hit Rafael Devers on his foot. It was looking like the start of another disastrous night for Morton until Christian Vazquez hit a liner directly into Dansby Swanson’s glove, who proceeded to flip the ball to Ozzie Albies to double off J.