Travis d’Arnaud, sizzling Braves take on Rangers
by Deadspin
Deadspin— The Atlanta Braves hope veteran Charlie Morton can bounce back from a rough start and enable them to extend their winning streak to six games when they host the Texas Rangers on Saturday night. Morton (1-0. 5.29 ERA) will oppose Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (1-1, 2.92) in the second contest of the three-game series. The Braves recorded an 8-3 victory in the opener on Friday. Morton will make his fourth start of the season. The right-hander has pitched 5 2/3 innings in each start but has...
CBS Sports—Travis d'Arnaud, sizzling Braves take on Rangers. Travis d'Arnaud, sizzling Braves take on Rangers. The Atlanta Braves hope veteran Charlie Morton can bounce back from a rough start and...
Dallas News—Rangers once again left with no answer for Travis d’Arnaud-led Braves. Although Jon Gray retired five batters in a relief appearance, d'Arnaud helped Atlanta pull away with his fourth HR of the series.
Lone Star Ball—Travis d’Arnaud’s big day dooms Texas Rangers in opener from Atlanta. The Texas Rangers scored three runs but the Atlanta Braves scored two runs with Travis d’Arnaud pitching in for six by himself. Not much to say about this one. The Braves are a good team — maybe the best team if their pitching holds up — and apparently that includes an infinite supply of dingers from their No. 2 catcher. With 2023 All-Star backstop Sean Murphy on the IL, the Braves have been turning to 12-year veteran Travis d’Arnaud and tonight he hit three home runs — including a grand slam —...