Braden River had no answer to Nathan Johnson on Thursday as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his third in a row with less than two hits allowed. This year, Johnson has an ERA of .75 over 9.3 innings pitched.
Johnson's strong effort led Lakewood Ranch over Braden River and he'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Johnson has dominated as far as walks are concerned (he's averaged 1.2 per game this season), but he's got his work cut out for him considering Braden River has only allowed 3.5 per game this season.
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