Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac recap and react to the Atlanta Braves bouncing back and beating the Miami Marlins in Miami 8-4 last night in game two of their four game series after getting blown out by the Marlins 12-0 in game one of the series, and explain why they think Braves starting pitcher Martín Pérez deserves credit for settling in and giving the Braves a chance to win last night despite having a rough first inning.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Tuesday, May 19th, 2026.

HR1 - Falcons have a lot of young stars in the making & underrated players on defense

In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, recap and react to the Atlanta Braves getting blown out by the Miami Marlins in Miami last night 12-0 in game one of their four game series, talk about how Braves pitchers JR Ritchie and Aaron Bummer had bad nights last night, explain why they think there’s no reason to give up on or worry about Ritchie right now, talk about how the Braves offense has been struggling for the past six days besides their 8-1 win on Sunday, react to an article that Bleacher Report put out yesterday where they listed every NFL roster's best kept secret heading into team’s 2026 OTAs, react to Bleacher Report listing Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman Brandon Dorlus as who they think is the Falcons best kept secret, discuss whether or not they agree with that, react to the news that Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby filed for an injunction against the NCAA yesterday, seeking his college eligibility for the 2026 college football season, explain why they think this will be a landmark case for college sports, explain why they think Sorsby suing the NCAA proves that he actually has zero accountability for his self-diagnosed gambling addiction, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali’s Mac Drop!

HR2 - Falcons quarterback battle will be under microscope from now until Week 1

In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, talk about the Atlanta Falcons kicking off OTAs, talk about quarterbacks Michael Penix Jr. and Tua Tagovailoa, tight end Kyle Pitts, and other Falcons main players all being at OTAs yesterday, and explain why they think it’s important that both Penix Jr. and Tua get plenty of first team reps in OTAs. Then Ali tests Mike’s, Dylan’s, and Beau's movie, sports, and general history knowledge as she takes them back in the day for the halftime portion of the show! The Morning Shift crew also continues to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves getting blown out by the Miami Marlins in Miami last night 12-0 in game one of their four game series, talk about how the Braves offense struggled again last night, talk about how Braves rookie starting pitcher JR Ritchie just had a bad night last night, talk about how Braves relief pitcher Aaron Bummer’s struggles continued last night, talk about how Bummer looked lost on the mound last night, and then close out hour two by reacting to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle.

HR3 - Tua Tagovailoa having big season with Falcons would make team’s future murky

In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, continue to react to an article that Bleacher Report put out yesterday where they listed every NFL roster's best kept secret heading into team’s 2026 OTAs, react to Bleacher Report listing Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman Brandon Dorlus as who they think is the Falcons best kept secret, discuss if they think the players Bleacher report listed for the rest of the NFC South teams fit the best kept secret category, talk about if they think any other Falcons players could fit into the team’s best kept secret category, explain why they think Tua flourishing this season for the Falcons wouldn't be good for the Falcons, talk about Waymo taking over neighborhoods, the future of self driving cars, people getting wild on E-Bikes and scooters, continue to react to the news that Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby filed for an injunction against the NCAA yesterday, seeking his college eligibility for the 2026 college football season, explain why they think this will be a landmark case for college sports, and explain why they think Sorsby would still get drafted in the NFL Supplemental Draft despite his gambling addiction. Mike, Beau, and Ali close out hour three by spending some time with Hall of Fame pitcher, former Atlanta Brave, and now MLB Analyst for Fox Sports John Smoltz! Ali, Mike, Beau, and John discuss what Bobby Cox meant to John, what John would tell Braves rookie starting pitcher JR Ritchie after his rough outing against the Miami Marlins last night, what John has seen from Bryce Elder this season that’s allowed him to have a successful season so far and possibly turn his career around, the job Walt Weiss has done in his first year of being the Braves Manager, and who catcher Drake Baldwin reminds John of.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac spend some time with Hall of Fame pitcher, former Atlanta Brave, and now MLB Analyst for Fox Sports John Smoltz! Ali, Mike, Beau, and John discuss what Bobby Cox meant to John, what John would tell Braves rookie starting pitcher JR Ritchie after his rough outing against the Miami Marlins last night, what John has seen from Bryce Elder this season that’s allowed him to have a successful season so far and possibly turn his career around, the job Walt Weiss has done in his first year of being the Braves Manager, and who catcher Drake Baldwin reminds John of.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the news that Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby filed for an injunction against the NCAA yesterday, seeking his college eligibility for the 2026 college football season, explain why they think this will be a landmark case for college sports, and explain why they think Sorsby would still get drafted in the NFL Supplemental Draft despite his gambling addiction.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, continue to react to an article that Bleacher Report put out yesterday where they listed every NFL roster's best kept secret heading into team’s 2026 OTAs, react to Bleacher Report listing Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman Brandon Dorlus as who they think is the Falcons best kept secret, discuss if they think the players Bleacher report listed for the rest of the NFC South teams fit the best kept secret category, talk about if they think any other Falcons players could fit into the team’s best kept secret category, and explain why they think Tua flourishing this season for the Falcons wouldn't be good for the Falcons.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves getting blown out by the Miami Marlins in Miami last night 12-0 in game one of their four game series, talk about how the Braves offense struggled again last night, talk about how Braves rookie starting pitcher JR Ritchie just had a bad night last night, talk about how Braves relief pitcher Aaron Bummer’s struggles continued last night, and also talk about how Bummer looked lost on the mound last night.

Ali Mac tests Mike Johnson’s, Dylan Mathews’, and Beau Morgan's movie, sports, and general history knowledge as she takes them back in the day for the halftime portion of the show!