Pirates pitcher Charlie Morton lasted just three innings Friday against the Nationals.
Morton allowed five runs on seven hits over three innings of work. He struck out three and walked three during the outing. Morton ran into trouble almost immediately. Morton allowed the first six batters to reach base. Two reached via the walk, while the other four chipped in with singles. Three runs crossed the plate when the inning had ended. Morton managed a scoreless second inning, but ran into trouble again in the third. He allowed four batters to reach base during the inning, and gave up two additional runs.
With the loss, Morton dropped to 5-12. He’ll take on the Braves in his next start.