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Charlie Morton To Start ALCS Game 2

By Anthony Franco | October 11, 2020 at 5:09pm CDT

The Rays will turn to right-hander Charlie Morton to start tomorrow afternoon’s ALCS Game 2 against the Astros, per Juan Toribio of MLB.com. Manager Kevin Cash indicated earlier today (via Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times) that this would be the likely course of action, but Tampa Bay held off on making the announcement official until speaking with Morton before tonight’s game. The veteran was forced to warm up in the bullpen during Friday’s ALDS Game 5 against the Yankees; fortunately, reliever Diego Castillo locked down a 2-1 victory without necessitating Blake Snell or Morton come into the game.

Morton getting the ball tomorrow hardly comes as a surprise. Snell will start tonight, while fellow high-end starter Tyler Glasnow started on Friday. Morton, 36, only posted a 4.74 ERA in 38 innings this season. He was plagued by a .355 opponents’ BABIP, though, and his strikeout (24.7%) and walk (5.9%) rates remained strong.

Morton will be a challenging task for a Houston lineup quite familiar with him. The veteran pitched for the Astros from 2017-18, famously slamming the door out of the bullpen in Game 7 of the 2017 World Series. The Astros will counter with Lance McCullers, Jr., who actually started that Fall Classic clincher against the Dodgers.

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  1. deweybelongsinthehall

    4 months ago

    I know it’s off topic and could NEVER actually happen but I was thinking of a fair, win-win trade (IMO). Do you think the following is fair to both teams considering their present needs: lefty Andrew Benintendi for Clint Frazier?

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    • baseballconnoisseur21

      4 months ago

      No

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      • looiebelongsinthehall

        4 months ago

        Who would hVe the advantage? Frazier looked good in a small sample size but he nave matured. AB has all star written about him when he first came up but has disappointed the last one plus seasons and will start to want big money.

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    • pinstripes17

      4 months ago

      the yankees should never do that

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  2. matt4baseball

    4 months ago

    I think the Rays front office know all to well how important Morton is to the Rays staff and its team chemistry. He pitches for the Rays next year.

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