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Relievers Dylan Lee and Tyler Matzek completed
the shutout in a game shortened to eight innings due to rain.
Chicago managed just three hits, two from Yoan Moncada, while
losing for the fourth time in as many games this season.
Atlanta got all the offense it would need on a Ronald Acuna Jr.
RBI fielder's choice in the third inning. Orlando Arcia added to
the lead with a two-run double against White Sox starter Chris
Flexen one inning later.
The White Sox had early chances against Morton but were unable
to capitalize. A single, walk and hit-by-pitch allowed Chicago
to load the bases in the first inning before Paul DeJong struck
out to end the threat.
Chicago's Nicky Lopez walked to start the second and Moncada
doubled leading off the third before Morton escaped trouble each
time. He retired 11 White Sox in a row after Moncada's second
hit and finished with 91 pitches.
Playing at Guaranteed Rate Field for the first time since 2016,
the Braves saw each member of the starting lineup collect at
least one hit. Ozzie Albies had two hits and an RBI.
Flexen (0-1) took the loss in his team debut, allowing four runs
and six hits in 4 1/3 innings with three walks and a strikeout.
He was charged with an earned run that scored on reliever Bryan
Shaw's wild pitch in the fifth.
The Braves added to their advantage with a pair of runs in the
fifth on Albies' RBI double and a run-scoring single from Riley.
Riley hit a three-run shot in the eighth inning moments after
the end of a 44-minute rain delay.
White Sox designated hitter Eloy Jimenez, who sustained a
strained left adductor during Sunday's loss to Detroit, was out
of the lineup. Manager Pedro Grifol didn't have an update before
the game.
--Field Level Media
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