3:39 AM - Pierce Johnson (ATL) (1-3) blew the save and took the loss Saturday against San Francisco. He allowed two runs on two hits while striking out one over two-thirds of an inning.

10:56 AM - Pierce Johnson (ATL) (1-2) took the loss Friday against the Giants, allowing an unearned run over one inning on one hit.

9:10 AM - Pierce Johnson (ATL) gave up a hit and struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning Tuesday to record his first save of the season in a 5-2 win over the Nationals.

10:15 AM - Pierce Johnson (ATL) struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings Sunday to record his third hold of the season in a win over the Dodgers.

12:45 PM - Pierce Johnson (ATL) gave up a hit and a walk over two-thirds of a scoreless inning to record his first hold of the season in Wednesday's loss to the Dodgers. He struck out one.

11:08 AM - Pierce Johnson (ATL) is expected to open the season as one of Atlanta's primary setup men in front of closer Raisel Iglesias, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

9:14 AM - Pierce Johnson (ATL) picked up the save on Saturday, pitching a perfect ninth inning against the Nationals.

11:10 AM - Pierce Johnson (ATL) (4-2) picked up the win Wednesday over the Brewers, allowing one hit and one walk over 1.1 scoreless innings. He struck out two.

11:25 AM - Pierce Johnson (ATL) (3-2) took the loss Thursday as Atlanta fell 3-2 in 10 innings to the Mets, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk in two-thirds of an inning. He struck out two.

9:56 AM - Pierce Johnson (ATL) gave up a hit and struck out one in a scoreless seventh inning Sunday to record his eighth hold of the season in a win over the Yankees.

10:03 AM - Pierce Johnson (ATL) reinstated Johnson (elbow) from the 15-day injured list Saturday.

4:05 PM - Pierce Johnson (ATL) (elbow) is expected to be reinstated from the 15-day IL on Saturday, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

10:41 AM - Pierce Johnson (ATL) (elbow) said he felt good after throwing live batting practice Wednesday, and he's on track to come off the injured list ahead of Friday's game against the Padres, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

6:34 PM - Pierce Johnson (ATL) (elbow) began throwing off a mound Friday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

2:26 PM - Pierce Johnson (ATL) placed Johnson (elbow) on the 15-day injured list Saturday.

10:53 AM - Pierce Johnson (ATL) (2-0) picked up the win Friday, walking one and striking out two in a scoreless 10th inning as Atlanta downed the Diamondbacks 6-5.

11:55 AM - Pierce Johnson (ATL) struck out one in a perfect inning of relief during Thursday's Grapefruit League game against the Rays.

6:19 PM - Pierce Johnson (ATL) signed Johnson to a two-year, $14.25 million contract extension Wednesday.

11:27 AM - Pierce Johnson (ATL) struck out two in a perfect seventh inning Thursday to record his 10th hold of the season in a win over the Cardinals.

11:49 AM - Pierce Johnson (ATL) acquired Johnson from the Rockies on Monday in exchange for Victor Vodnik and Tanner Gordon, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.