"Ground Chuck" has been grounded for the rest of the 2021 World Series.
The legend of Charlie Morton grew on Tuesday night, when the Braves righty took suffered a fractured fibula while throwing a pitch, proceeded to get three more outs and hitting 96 mph on the gun before exiting the game.
The Braves rewarded Morton's toughness with an ambush of Astros pitching, scoring five runs in the first three innings. They wouldn't look back from that, securing a 6-2 win over Houston in Game 1.
Now, the Astros hope to salvage the second game the 2021 Fall Classic on Wednesday night, and they'll turn to righty José Urquidy for the start. Urquidy's last start in the postseason was a forgettable one: In ALCS Game 3, Urquidy allowed six runs (five earned) on five hits over 1 2/3 innings pitched in the loss.
On the other hand — quite literally — Braves starter Max Fried is looking to right the ship, himself. The Dodgers got the best of Fried and the Braves in NLCS Game 5, as the lefty gave up five runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings pitched, this after a dazzling performance in great performance in Game 1.
Here's what you need to know about Wednesday's Game 2:
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What channel is Astros vs. Braves on today?
- TV channel: Fox
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FOX will continue its coverage of the MLB postseason by airing every World Series game, Game 2, included. Joe Buck will be calling play-by-play with John Smoltz and Jeff Francoeur providing analysis. Tom Verducci and Ken Rosenthal will be the reporters during the game.
Those hoping to stream the game can find it on the Fox Sports app, or on fuboTV, which offers a 7-day free trial.
In Canada, all postseason games are available on Sportsnet and SN1.
Astros vs. Braves start time
- Date: Wednesday, Oct. 27
- First pitch: 8:09 p.m. ET
The Astros vs. Braves game is scheduled to start at 8:09 p.m. ET on Wednesday from MinuteMaid Park in Houston.
Max Fried is going to make the start for the Braves, and he'll be opposed by Astros righty José Urquidy.
MLB playoff schedule 2021
National League
Wild-card game
| Date | Game | Start time | TV channel | Result |
| Wed., Oct. 6 | Cardinals at Dodgers | 8:10 p.m. | TBS | 3-1, LAD |
Division Series
TBS will handle the broadcast for all NLDS games in both series.
| Date | Game | Start time | TV channel | Result |
| Fri., Oct. 8 | Dodgers at Giants, Game 1 | 9:37 p.m. | TBS | 4-0, SF |
| Fri., Oct. 8 | Braves at Brewers, Game 1 | 4:37 p.m. | TBS | 2-1, MIL |
| Sat., Oct. 9 | Dodgers at Giants, Game 2 | 9:07 p.m. | TBS | 9-2, LAD |
| Sat., Oct. 9 | Braves at Brewers, Game 2 | 5:07 p.m. | TBS | 3-0, ATL |
| Mon., Oct. 11 | Giants at Dodgers, Game 3 | 9:37 p.m. | TBS | 1-0, SF |
| Mon., Oct. 11 | Brewers at Braves, Game 3 | 1:07 p.m. | TBS | 3-0, ATL |
| Tue., Oct. 12 | Giants at Dodgers, Game 4 | 9:07 p.m. | TBS | 7-2, LAD |
| Tue., Oct. 12 | Brewers at Braves, Game 4 | 5:15 p.m. | TBS | 5-4, ATL |
| Thu., Oct. 14 | Dodgers at Giants, Game 5* | 9:07 p.m. | TBS | 2-1, LAD |
Championship Series
TBS will continue its National League playoff coverage with coverage of every NLCS game.
| Date | Game | Start time | TV channel | Result |
| Sat., Oct. 16 | Dodgers at Braves, Game 1 | 8:07 p.m. | TBS | 3-2, ATL |
| Sun., Oct. 17 | Dodgers at Braves, Game 2 | 7:38 p.m. | TBS | 5-4, ATL |
| Tue., Oct. 19 | Braves at Dodgers, Game 3 | 5:08 p.m. | TBS | 6-5, LAD |
| Wed., Oct. 20 | Braves at Dodgers, Game 4 | 8:08 p.m. | TBS | 9-2, ATL |
| Thu., Oct. 21 | Braves at Dodgers, Game 5 | 8:08 p.m. | TBS | 11-2, LAD |
| Sat., Oct. 23 | Dodgers at Braves, Game 6 | 5:08 p.m. | TBS | 4-2, ATL |
American League
Wild-card game
| Date | Game | Start time | TV channel | Result |
| Tue., Oct. 5 | Yankees at Red Sox | 8:08 p.m. | ESPN | 6-2, BOS |
Division Series
MLB Network and FS1 will carry all the ALDS games, until potential Game 5s, which would be broadcast exclusively on FS1.
| Date | Game | Start time | TV channel | Result |
| Thu., Oct. 7 | Red Sox at Rays, Game 1 | 8:07 p.m. | FS1 | 5-0, TB |
| Thu., Oct. 7 | White Sox at Astros, Game 1 | 4:07 p.m. | FS1 | 6-1, HOU |
| Fri., Oct. 8 | Red Sox at Rays, Game 2 | 7:02 p.m. | FS1 | 14-6, BOS |
| Fri., Oct. 8 | White Sox at Astros, Game 2 | 2:07 p.m. | MLB Network | 9-4, HOU |
| Sun., Oct. 10 | Rays at Red Sox, Game 3 | 4:07 p.m. | MLB Network | 6-4 (13), BOS |
| Sun., Oct. 10 | Astros at White Sox, Game 3 | 8:07 p.m. | FS1 | 12-6, CHI |
| Mon., Oct. 11 | Rays at Red Sox, Game 4 | 7:07 p.m. | FS1 | 6-5, BOS |
| Tue., Oct. 12 | Astros at White Sox, Game 4 | 2:07 p.m. | FS1 | 10-1, HOU |
Championship Series
Fox and FS1 will split coverage of the ALCS.
| Date | Game | Start time | TV channel | Result |
| Fri., Oct. 15 | Red Sox at Astros, Game 1 | 8:07 p.m. | Fox | 5-4, HOU |
| Sat., Oct. 16 | Red Sox at Astros, Game 2 | 4:20 p.m. | Fox | 9-5, BOS |
| Mon., Oct. 18 | Astros at Red Sox, Game 3 | 8:07 p.m. | Fox/FS1 | 12-3, BOS |
| Tue., Oct. 19 | Astros at Red Sox, Game 4 | 8:08 p.m. | FS1 | 9-2, HOU |
| Wed., Oct. 20 | Astros at Red Sox, Game 5 | 5:08 p.m. | FS1 | 9-1, HOU |
| Fri., Oct. 22 | Red Sox at Astros, Game 6 | 8:08 p.m. | FS1 | 5-0, HOU |
World Series schedule
Every World Series game will be on Fox.
| Date | Game | Start time | TV channel | Result |
| Tue., Oct. 26 | Braves at Astros, Game 1 | 8:09 p.m. | Fox | -- |
| Wed., Oct. 27 | Braves at Astros, Game 2 | 8:09 p.m. | Fox | -- |
| Fri., Oct. 29 | Astros at Braves, Game 3 | 8:09 p.m. | Fox | -- |
| Sat., Oct. 30 | Astros at Braves, Game 4 | 8:09 p.m. | Fox | -- |
| Sun., Oct. 31 | Astros at Braves, Game 5* | 8:15 p.m. | Fox | -- |
| Tue., Nov. 2 | Braves at Astros, Game 6* | 8:09 p.m. | Fox | -- |
| Wed., Nov. 3 | Braves at Astros, Game 7* | 8:09 p.m. | Fox | -- |
*If necessary.
SN's Jake Aferiat contributed to this piece.
