▁strike outs ▁and ▁a ▁ 2 . 1 3 ▁E RA . ▁ ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁Johnson ▁opened ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Tri ple - A ▁P awt uck et ▁Red ▁So x ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁League . ▁During ▁the ▁mid season , ▁Johnson ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁International ▁League ▁ro ster ▁for ▁the ▁Tri ple - A ▁All - Star ▁Game . ▁Following ▁an ▁injury ▁to ▁Clay ▁Buch hol z , ▁Johnson ▁made ▁his ▁major ▁league ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁Red ▁So x ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 1 , ▁taking ▁the ▁loss ▁in ▁a ▁ 7 – 3 ▁defeat ▁to ▁the ▁Houston ▁Ast ros . ▁He ▁gave ▁up ▁four ▁earned ▁runs , ▁four ▁wal ks , ▁and ▁three ▁strike outs ▁while ▁pitch ing ▁ ▁inn ings . ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁only ▁ML B ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁Johnson ▁spent ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁minor ▁le agues , ▁batt ling ▁injury ▁and ▁an ▁anx iety ▁issue . ▁He ▁made ▁ 1 9 ▁minor ▁league ▁appearances ▁( all ▁starts ), ▁including ▁ 1 5 ▁with ▁P awt uck et , ▁compiling ▁a ▁ 5 – 7 ▁record ▁with ▁ 3 . 6 0 ▁E RA ▁in ▁ 9 5 ▁inn ings ▁pitch ed . ▁ ▁During ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Johnson ▁pitch ed ▁mostly ▁with ▁P awt uck et , ▁while ▁also ▁making ▁five ▁appearances ▁( all ▁starts ) ▁with ▁Boston . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 7 , ▁Johnson ▁threw