Johnson sharp in pitching debut: Mets catcher Rob Johnson was needed to pitch in Friday's blowout against the Blue Jays. With Toronto leading by nine in the eighth inning, Johnson needed just 10 pitches to retire the side in order, including striking out Eric Thames with an 87 mph fastball. Johnson also went 0 for 3 with an RBI and a walk in the 14-5 loss. (Updated 05/19/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/25/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Johnson has been seeing more playing time with Josh Thole on the DL and is batting .273 thus far. He maintains a spot in the majors mostly for his defensive prowess, however, so continue to ignore the 29-year-old in the majority of Fantasy formats. (Updated 05/19/2012).
05/17/2012 17:05 Mets foil Reds on Wright's double
David Wright lined his second double of the game, a tiebreaking drive in the eighth inning that raised his major league-leading average to .411 and sent the New York Mets past the Cincinnati Reds 9-4 Thursday.