Morton has faced a right-handed batter 324 times this year. He has surrendered just 58 hits and recorded 53 strikeouts in that span. Right handed batters are hitting just .201/.267/.235 off Ground Chuck; ridiculous numbers. The problem is that lefties are hitting Morton very well with a .366/.449/.518 line, but that's not what we're here to talk about.
Morton had a rough month of July (4.97 ERA in 5 starts) but has bounced back in a big way in this month of August. In 4 starts he has a 0.95 ERA and has allowed just 22 hits in 28.1 innings while striking out 18 and walking 8. At one point, Morton retired 20 right handed batters without allowing a hit. Check it out, here's the breakdown:
The only semi-blemishes in there were walks to Ryan Braun and Geovany Soto, who aren't exactly terrible guys to walk.
This isn't anything new, Charlie has been nearly unhittable against righties all year long, but it has really been on display recently. The stuff is no joke, and if Morton can keep his confidence up and continue to attack hitters, he's going to be a fixture in the Pirates rotation for some years to come.