Braves Make It 8 Straight

08/17/2022

By: Jeff Yoder

Charlie Morton Strikes Out 12 in Braves’ 8th Straight Win

Look out, Mets! The Atlanta Braves are climbing the NL East standings in a hurry after tallying their 8th straight win on Tuesday night. They shut out the Mets (5-0) behind Charlie Morton’s 12-K shutout and a pair of jacks from Robbie Grossman and Matt Olson. The Mets beat the Braves in 4 out of 5 games to open the month of August, but Atlanta hasn’t lost since. They beat New York twice in the last 48 hours with two more games to go in this week’s series, and the sudden shift has tightened the race in the NL East. What was once a Mets’ runaway has become a neck-and-neck pennant race. The Braves (72-46) are just 3.5 games back of the Mets (75-42).

 

Watch: Braves Shut Out Mets for 8th Straight Win

 

MLB Quick-Hitters

 

Yankees Sliding: For most of the season the Yankees were the best team in baseball, but their skid continued on Tuesday against the Rays (3-1). They’ve lost three straight and they’re just 3-11 in the month of August.

 

Hoskins Homers 2: The Phillies are in the driver’s seat of the NL Wild Card after a beatdown against the Reds (11-4) thanks to Rhys Hoskins’ two-homer, five RBI night.

 

White Sox White Hot: Chicago’s Southside used a comeback win against the Astros (4-3) to claim their fifth straight win. The Verlander-Cease battle led to a 3-1 Astros’ lead before Gavin Sheets pumped a game-tying two-run double in the 7th and Yoan Moncada slapped the go-ahead single in the 8th.

 

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