October 12, 2020
Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Charlie Morton will start Game 2 of the American League Championship Series on Monday at San Diego.
Morton will take the ball against the Houston Astros in the neutral-site contest being played at Petco Park.
The Rays are set to start left-hander Blake Snell in Game 1, while the Astros were set to counter with left-hander Framber Valdez in the opener. Pitching opposite Morton in Game 2 will be Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr.
Morton, a two-time All-Star, who finished third in AL Cy Young voting in 2019, was 2-2 with a 4.74 ERA in the just-completed regular season. He did not pitch in the wild-card round against the Toronto Blue Jays, before winning his only start of the NL Division Series against the New York Yankees.
Morton pitched in Game 3 against the Yankees, also at San Diego, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits over five innings. The Rays earned an 8-4 victory.
The 36-year old is 93-89 with a 4.08 ERA over 259 career appearances, all but one of them a start. He was with the Astros for two seasons before joining the Rays. He has also pitched for the Atlanta Braves (2008), Pittsburgh Pirates (2009-15) and Philadelphia Phillies (2016).
–Field Level Media
