9:47 AM - JR Ritchie (Atl) won't be optioned back to Triple-A Gwinnett when Spencer Strider (oblique) comes off the injured list this weekend, Gabriel Burns of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

6:04 PM - JR Ritchie (Atl) will draw another start on the mound Wednesday against the Tigers, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

5:07 PM - JR Ritchie (Atl) manager Walt Weiss said Friday that Ritchie will remain in the majors for now because "we wanted him to be an option in the picture moving forward," Chad Bishop of The Journal-Constitution reports.

3:50 PM - JR Ritchie (Atl) (1-0) earned the win Thursday over the Nationals, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks over seven innings. He struck out seven.

9:19 AM - JR Ritchie (Atl) selected Ritchie's contract from Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday.

12:15 PM - JR Ritchie (Atl) has posted a 1.72 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 15:7 K:BB through 15.2 innings over three starts for Triple-A Gwinnett this season.

5:53 PM - JR Ritchie (Atl) assigned Ritchie to minor-league camp Friday.

9:06 AM - JR Ritchie (Atl) struck out six across four scoreless, hitless innings Sunday against the Phillies.

11:02 AM - JR Ritchie (Atl) tossed two scoreless, no-hit innings in Atlanta's Grapefruit League game against the Twins on Sunday, walking one and striking out one.

12:28 PM - JR Ritchie (Atl) has drawn "some excitement" with how he's looked early on in spring training, Gabe Burns of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

9:31 AM - JR Ritchie (Atl) gave up one hit and two walks over six scoreless innings for Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday. He struck out 11.

8:56 AM - JR Ritchie (Atl) struck out six while giving up three runs on five hits and two walks over six innings for Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday.

6:06 PM - JR Ritchie (Atl) is being promoted to Double-A Columbus, Geoff Pontes of Baseball America reports.

1:46 PM - JR Ritchie (Atl) has posted a 2.57 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 17:8 K:BB through 21 innings over four starts for High-A Rome.

12:05 PM - JR Ritchie (Atl) (elbow) was activated from the 60-day injured list and tossed five no-hit frames with one walk and seven strikeouts July 12 for Single-A Augusta.

1:25 PM - JR Ritchie (Atl) (elbow) allowed one hit and struck out one over two scoreless innings in his first rehab start with Atlanta's Florida Complex League affiliate on Monday.

12:29 PM - JR Ritchie (Atl) Augusta placed Ritchie (elbow) on its 60-day injured list March 26.

10:24 AM - JR Ritchie (Atl) is scheduled to undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery Wednesday to repair a moderate UCL tear in his right elbow, Geoff Pontes of Baseball America reports.

11:19 AM - JR Ritchie (Atl) Augusta placed Ritchie (undisclosed) on its 7-day injured list Thursday.

1:58 PM - JR Ritchie (Atl) left his most recent start for Single-A Augusta with an apparent injury, Garrett Spain of Battery Power reports.