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More than anything else, the 2023 season has been about disappointing teams. It has been about clubs that explained failure on this timeline: It’s early ... it’s worrisome ... it’s over.

On a night when they were held to just two hits, the red-hot Atlanta Braves kept on winning. With right-hander Charlie Morton pitching into the seventh inning and Sean Murphy extending a power surge that has seen Atlanta homer in 24 straight outings, the MLB-best Braves began a weekend series between teams with the top two records in baseball with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. Murphy backed Morton (9-6) with a two-run homer as Atlanta won for the 19th time in 21 games ...

Sean Murphy hit a two-run homer and the red-hot Atlanta Braves began a weekend series between teams with the best records in the major leagues with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.