{"id":690339,"date":"2026-05-04T19:45:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/690339\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T19:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:45:25","slug":"jr-ritchie-gets-the-start-in-seattle-vs-the-mariners-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/690339\/","title":{"rendered":"JR Ritchie gets the start in Seattle vs the Mariners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coming off a sweep on the road and clinching their eight-straight series win, the Atlanta Braves continue to lead the MLB with the best record, and make it their best start to the season since 1892.<\/p>\n

This series against the Seattle Mariners<\/a> shouldn\u2019t warrant any different results.<\/p>\n

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2026 is the year of the Rookies, and JR Ritchie is no exception. Boasting a 2.92 ERA with the team across his two starts so far, he\u2019s constantly developing his six-pitch arsenal, and will look for a strong start playing against the team he\u2019s followed from a young age, just outside his hometown backyard of Bainbridge Island, Washington.<\/p>\n

This will be a sort of homecoming for Ritchie, as he looks to pitch it like any game, but with the support of familiar fans and friendly surrounding the stadium to witness his start.<\/p>\n

Ritchie told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u2019s Chad Bishop that he\u2019s planning to stick to his routine and keep the goal in mind of putting the team in the best position to win.<\/p>\n

Logan Gilbert<\/a> is set to take the mound in Seattle. Holding a 4.03 ERA across 38 innings and seven games so far, he\u2019s hoping to increase his win average and get past this rough patch starting the season, especially with a quality contact team like the Braves facing him at the plate.<\/p>\n

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Gilbert has a solid seven-pitch arsenal, with his 95.4 mph four-seamer leading the way, but he will have to find a way to utilize his breaking balls to their fullest. He pitches deep into games, but the longer he stays, the more opposing batters get used to his mix.<\/p>\n

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Getting out early and collecting as many strikes as possible will be the key to staying ahead of the game for Gilbert as he looks for a successful outing to bounce back.<\/p>\n

Game Info<\/p>\n

Game Date\/Time:\u00a0Monday, May 4, 9:40 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

Location:\u00a0T-Mobile Park, Seattle<\/a>, WA<\/p>\n

TV:\u00a0BravesVision<\/p>\n

Streaming:\u00a0MLB.tv<\/p>\n

Radio:\u00a0680 AM \/ 93.7 FM The Fan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Coming off a sweep on the road and clinching their eight-straight series win, the Atlanta Braves continue to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":690340,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2392],"tags":[46,5,53,28293,466,620,4,9020,619,65,3235],"class_list":["post-690339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-seattle-mariners","tag-atlanta-braves","tag-baseball","tag-detroit-tigers","tag-jr-ritchie","tag-logan-gilbert","tag-mariners","tag-mlb","tag-ritchie","tag-seattle","tag-seattle-mariners","tag-seattlemariners"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116518029443664522","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=690339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/690340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=690339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=690339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=690339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}