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Nassau Blanked by Johnson Tuesday, July 28th, 2026 "That's one thing that has never changed in this game -- pitching can control hitting," the Steeldogs manager told reporters after today's game. The Rockets ran into a buzzsaw as Barton Johnson cut them down to size 5-0 with a 1-hit shutout. His skipper added, "He knows exactly what he's doing. He's not going to throw you a good pitch until you make him throw one." In the complete game whitewash the Birmingham hurler doled out 1 walk and registered 9 strikeouts. In the postgame press conference his catcher said, "Barton goes out there and just goes about his business. I don't think he gets too concerned about what's going on. You can call any pitch and you know where he's going to be." Johnson also got some praise from the Nassau manager. "He really kept us in check today. Everything looked to be moving. Seemed like the pitch was right down the middle and it went over down and away... we took some pathetic swings." In 20 starts this season Johnson has chalked up a 8-6 record and a 4.56 ERA. |
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