The right-hander has taken the loss on back-to-back days, this time giving up a two-run homer to Matt Chapman that spoiled Bryce Elder's stellar outing. Johnson has now blown two of his three save ...

No one plays more close games than the Giants and the Braves, who are tied for the Major League lead with 27 one-run games ...

Tyler Fitzgerald scored on a wild pitch by Pierce Johnson with two outs in the 10th inning and the San Francisco Giants beat ...

Two pitches by Pierce Johnson have lost the Braves their last two games. First was a wild pitch that allowed the Giants to score the winning run. Less than 24 hours later, he allowed a two-run ...

It was a wild ending for the Giants -- literally. Automatic runner Tyler Fitzgerald scored from third on a wild pitch from Braves right-hander Pierce Johnson to lift San Francisco to a 5-4 win in 10 ...

Tyler Fitzgerald, who was picked off to end the ninth inning, raced home as the 10th-inning automatic runner on a two-out, ...

The Braves horrid losing streak has brought a focus on the struggling offense. However, their defensive decline deserves some ...

Pierce Johnson, like his curveballs, had an up-and-down year. Mostly good, but August was bad. He was definitely a solid contributor to the bullpen and the Braves successful playoff run ...

The following is a conversation with Pierce Johnson before the Rockies-Atlanta game on April 30. Patrick Lyons: When you get back home to Denver to play the Rockies, what’s the itinerary for you?