Pirates starter Charlie Morton had a rough outing against the Marlins on Tuesday night. The right-hander allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits over 5 1/3 innings in the 5-2 loss. With the outing, his ERA rises to 4.20.
Morton (8-5) was given a an early 1-0 lead in the first inning, but he was unable to make that stand up. He gave up individual runs in the fourth and fifth before the Marlins put up a three-spot in the sixth.
Morton is now 2-1 with a 3.27 ERA over his past five starts. Tuesday's start snapped a personal four-game win streak for the right-hander.