JR Ritchie's strong performance for Columbus showcased his ability to rebound from a slow start, leading to a 1-0 victory against the Biscuits. In Augusta, Cam Caminiti also delivered a solid effort, contributing to the GreenJackets' win with support from Colby Jones and Eric Hartman. In Gwinnett, Hurston Waldrep experienced challenges during his game, allowing no earned runs but struggling with control, particularly regarding his sliders and splitters, leading to a high number of walks during his five innings of work.
Hurston Waldrep survived this game with no earned runs allowed, but it was one of his worst in awhile despite him actually throwing the ball in the strike zone more than he typically does.
Waldrep didn't have any of the uncompetitive plate appearances that often mark his poor performances, but still walked four hitters and hit another across his five innings of work.
The problem centered around his inability to miss bats and finish off plate appearances, and in particular the Saints were not fishing at the sliders and splitters he was putting off of the plate.
With them handicapping him, it's not important to focus much on the results, and his command and slider have both been better since they changed his leg kick in his delivery.
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