The Atlanta Braves (67-36) host the Los Angeles Angels (55-51) on Monday to kick off a three-game series at Truist Park. The contest begins at 7:20 PM ET.
The Braves will give the nod to Charlie Morton (10-8, 3.57 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 11 on the season, and the Angels will counter with Chase Silseth (2-1, 4.44 ERA).
Morton (10-8) gets the starting nod for the Braves in his 21st start of the season. He’s put together a 3.57 ERA in 113 1/3 innings pitched, with 120 strikeouts.
The righty’s last appearance was on Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox, when he went 3 2/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up six hits.
The 39-year-old has an ERA of 3.57, with 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in 20 games this season. Opponents have a .255 batting average against him.
Morton enters the matchup with eight quality starts under his belt this season.
Morton will try to collect his 19th matchup of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 5.7 innings per appearance.
In four of his 20 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
The Angels will send Silseth to the mound for his third start of the season.
The right-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, July 19, when he threw 5 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run while allowing four hits against the New York Yankees.
He has pitched in 10 games this season with an ERA of 4.44, a batting average against of .228 and 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
In two starts, Silseth has pitched through or past the fifth inning one time. He has a season average of 2.4 frames per outing.
In 10 appearances this season, he has finished four without allowing an earned run.
Matt is from the Chicagoland area and has been working in Chicago sports since 2015 with stops at WGN Radio, the Chicago Blackhawks, Stadium, and NBC Sports Chicago prior to landing at Betsperts. Matt covers just about everything for Betsperts and Bleacher Nation but focuses on the NHL and college football.
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