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• By Ben Stinar

• Updated Apr 26, 2026 at 11:02pm

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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 23: JR Ritchie #56 of the Atlanta Braves celebrates after the final out of the seventh inning of his major league debut against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on April 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

On Sunday, the Atlanta Braves finished up their series with the Philadelphia Phillies at Truist Park in Georgia.

The Braves won by a score of 6-2.

Matt Olson led the team with one home run and three RBI’s.

Atlanta Braves Make JR Ritchie Announcement

GettyJR Ritchie #56 of the Atlanta Braves pitches in the third inning of his major league debut against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on April 23, 2026 in Washington, DC.

The Braves will now get a day off before they host the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.

Before the series, the Braves announced their starting pitchers.

JR Ritchie (who recently made his MLB debut) will make his second career start on Wednesday.

Mark Bowman of MLB.com wrote: “Braves starters vs DET: Martin Perez (Tuesday) JR Ritchie (Wednesday) and Bryce Elder (Thursday). Reynaldo Lopez will be used as a reliever while he tries to fix some mechanical issues”

Ritchie finished his debut pitching 7.0 innings, allowing just five hits and two earned runs (with seven strikeouts).

The Braves wrote (via X): “JR Ritchie today became the first pitcher in franchise history to complete at least 7.0 innings while allowing no more than two runs and striking out at least seven in his major league debut.”