The Orioles opened their weekend series with a July 4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday behind a solid outing from Charlie Morton.

Morton blanked the Braves until Drake Baldwin’s two-run homer in the sixth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles never trailed in a 3-2 series-opening win at Truist Park that sank Atlanta deeper in the standings with the trade deadline looming.

Charlie Morton was victorious in his return to Atlanta as the Braves fell to the Baltimore Orioles 3-2. David McCabe and Diego Tornes each had a productive Thursday d