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Braves hit four homers, Charlie Morton sharp in win over Rockies

AP photo by David Zalubowski / Atlanta Braves starter Charlie Morton pitches during the sixth inning of Sunday's game against the Colorado Rockies in Denver. Morton allowed two runs, two hits and two walks while striking out three batters in seven innings, and the Braves won 9-2 to split a four-game series in Colorado.
AP photo by David Zalubowski / Atlanta Braves starter Charlie Morton pitches during the sixth inning of Sunday's game against the Colorado Rockies in Denver. Morton allowed two runs, two hits and two walks while striking out three batters in seven innings, and the Braves won 9-2 to split a four-game series in Colorado. AP photo by David Zalubowski / Atlanta Braves starter Charlie Morton pitches during the sixth inning of Sunday's game against the Colorado Rockies in Denver. Morton allowed two runs, two hits and two walks while striking out three batters in seven innings, and the Braves won 9-2 to split a four-game series in Colorado.

By DENNIS GEORGATOS / The Associated Press 3 min read

DENVER – Ozzie Albies homered on the first pitch of Ryan Feltner’s MLB debut, and the Atlanta Braves added three more home runs in a 9-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday as the teams split their four-game series.

Travis d’Arnaud, Adam Duvall and Austin Riley also went deep for Atlanta, and Charlie Morton (13-5) allowed two runs on two hits as he pitched seven strong innings to help the Braves maintain a two-game lead over the second-place Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East Division.

Atlanta is seeking a fourth straight NL East title, and even without gaining any ground on the Phillies, the lopsided win was a welcome development for the Braves. Their past five games had been decided by one run, with four of them losses.

“We needed a win today and we needed an offensive game, which we got,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “Charlie was just really, really good. That was a big win for us.”

Raimel Tapia had the only two hits in the game for the Rockies, who scored their runs on an RBI grounder by Brendan Rodgers and a sacrifice fly by Ryan McMahon. Morton, a 37-year-old right-hander, walked two batters and struck out three.