Atlanta was 30-35 at one point last season before winning the World Series.
The Braves were 10 1/2 games behind the Mets at the start of June and lost four of five to New York in early August. I knew I was going to have to try and stay loose and keep an eye on it. “I don’t think he hit it particularly hard.
Morton, a postseason elimination standout, wanted to keep pitching. After being checked, Morton allowed a single to Jean Segura and hung a 2-2 curveball that Marsh launched deep into the right-field seats for a 3-0 lead. Morton was hit on his pitching elbow by Alec Bohm’s single traveling 71.9 mph to lead off the second inning. “So you know what, we’ll take a couple months off and everybody meet up in North Port in March and get on and try and do it again.” We did and it didn’t happen,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “The goal was to get into the postseason. Philadelphia finished third in the NL East at 87-75, a full 14 games behind the 101-win Braves this season.īut in this series, those numbers were about as empty as the beer bottles strewn over the Phillies clubhouse in their rowdy celebration for reaching the NLCS for the first time since 2010. Atlanta’s loss meant Major League Baseball hasn’t had a repeat champ since the New York Yankees won three straight from 1998-2000.
Morton allowed a three-run homer to Brandon Marsh and the Philadelphia Phillies eliminated the Braves 8-3 in Game 4 of the NL Division Series on Saturday. Unlike last October when he threw 16 pitches on a busted leg - and earned a World Series ring for his effort - Morton is headed home with a dinged-up right elbow and a long offseason ahead.Ītlanta won’t repeat as champs this year. Much like last October, Morton tried to push ahead in his Game 4 start for Atlanta. PHILADELPHIA – Charlie Morton took a shot off his pitching elbow that was eerily reminiscent of the comebacker that broke the Atlanta postseason ace’s right leg in last year’s World Series.
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