ATLANTA — Jordan Westburg had three hits, including a home run, Cedric Mullins added a two-run shot, and Charlie Morton allowed two runs in his return to Atlanta to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-2 win over the Braves on Friday night at Truist Park.
Morton (5-7) improved to 5-0 in 10 appearances (including seven starts) since May 10. Morton, who pitched for the Braves the past four seasons but signed a one-year deal with the Orioles over the winter, threw five scoreless innings before giving up a two-run homer to rookie catcher Drake Baldwin in the sixth.
The 41-year-old right-hander allowed six hits and one walk in the 97-pitch outing.
“I spent basically half my career here,” said Morton, who made his MLB debut for Atlanta in 2008, then spent time with the Pittsburgh Pirates (2009-15), Philadelphia Phillies (2016), Houston Astros (2017-18) and Tampa Bay Rays (2019-20) before returning to the Braves in 2021, when they won the franchise’s first World Series championship since 1995.
“Being drafted here, I spent seven years in the system, went to the big leagues, made my debut, got to play for Bobby Cox, got to play with some of the pillars of this organization and … come back and win a World Series here. Yeah, it’s a special place for me,” added the two-time MLB All-Star, who also helped the Astros win the 2017 World Series.