JR Ritchie took the mound for the first time as a member of Triple-A Gwinnett Saturday night. Outside of two misplaced breaking pitches, the Atlanta Braves' No. 6 prospect impressed against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.
He pitched six innings, allowing three earned runs off five hits and a walk while striking out six. He threw 54 of his 84 pitches for strikes. Two of those hits were solo home runs in the first and second innings.
“I felt good. Felt like I executed pretty well. Worked ahead in counts. Didn’t walk more than one guy.