Should Brian Snitker have taken out Charlie Morton early?

Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker may have made a mistake leaving pitcher Charlie Morton on the mound for the seventh inning against the Brewers.

Every decision in the postseason could have major consequences. For Braves manager Brian Snitker, it might be the one he made with Charlie Morton that comes back to bite him.

Snitker let Morton come out to pitch the seventh inning even though he’d started to show some signs of waning.

Morton hit Avisail Garcia with a pitch to put him on base. Yet Snitker persisted with the starter.

He paid for it when Rowdy Tellez put one 411 feet over the wall in centerfield scoring two runs.

Did Brian Snitker make a mistake keeping Charlie Morton out there?

Morton’s pitch count wasn’t particularly high, so it wasn’t an egregious error to keep him in the game. However, the magic of managing is sometimes just having a sense of when your guy is done and pulling him before any damage can be done. Snitker missed the mark on this one.

Luke Jackson came in to replace Morton after the homer and he promptly ended the inning on a double play. That contribution would have been more valuable if he’d had the chance to do it before the Brewers put two on the board.

Joc Pederson hit a home run in the top of the eight to pull the Braves within one run but that could have been the game-winner if not for the concession in the seventh.