Morton makes early exit from pitching gem

For a moment, it appeared A.J. Hinch might break protocol in the seventh inning of Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday night. Rather than send pitching coach Brent Strom to the mound to check on Charlie Morton, who had just allowed a one-out double in a one-run game, Hinch walked out of the dugout himself. He did not immediately signal for a reliever.