Johnson threw a scoreless seventh inning in Tuesday's win over the Phillies to pick up his fourth hold of the season. He struck out two while allowing a walk. Meanwhile, the Reds turned to Sam Moll to pitch the eighth, and then Tony Santillan pitched a clean ninth inning to get the save. Johnson had given up a homer in his most recent outing Saturday, perhaps taking him out of consideration for this save chance. He now has a 3.72 ERA and 1.34 WHIP over 19.1 innings for the season.
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Pierce Johnson Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultIPKBBHBPCGSHOHRER3/21W 11-71.1000000003/18L 8-61.0100000003/15L 6-30.1020003553/13W 1-01.0000001003/10W 8-11.0100001003/7L 6-21.0100000002/28W 9-71.0200002002/24W 5-41.010000000
Preseason Totals 7.262000755 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultIPKBBHBPCGSHOHRER5/26W 7-20.2000001005/23W 7-62.0100000005/19W 4-11.0210000005/15W 7-61.0200001005/12L 10-41.0010001115/9W 3-11.0000000005/8L 10-01.2210000005/6L 7-60.1000000005/1L 9-11.0020002114/26L 8-30.2100002224/24W 9-81.0000000004/21W 12-61.0200001004/20W 6-11.0010000004/18W 5-41.0200001004/15W 8-31.0100001004/11W 7-31.1300001004/8L 7-41.0100001004/7W 6-30.2100000004/5W 2-10.2110000003/31L 8-31.0100002223/29W 3-20.2000001003/28W 6-50.2000001003/26L 3-00.100000211
Regular Season Totals 17.72070001877
Pierce Johnson Splits 2026
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SplitsGSIPWLERAKBBHBPCGHRERSVOSAVGHR
Overall 022.0210.0208001988110.2323Home 012.1210.092001166110.2442Away 09.2000.011600822000.2161Night 015.2100.0137001155000.1932Day 06.1110.07100833110.3201vs Lefty 00.0000.012400940000.2432vs Righty 00.0000.084001040000.2221March 02.2010.01000633000.4621April 09.1100.012200722000.2121May 010.0100.07600633110.1671Opponent vs SF 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.250 0 vs MIN 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.250 0 vs TEX 0 0.2 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs PHI 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs STL 0 2.0 1 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs BOS 0 1.2 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0.500 0 vs WSH 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0.250 0 vs HOU 0 2.2 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0 vs LAA 0 1.1 1 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.200 0 vs TB 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.143 0 vs DET 0 1.2 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0.400 1 vs CHC 0 0.1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs MIA 0 1.2 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.167 0 vs NYM 0 0.2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.333 0 vs CLE 0 1.1 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0.333 1 vs PIT 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 1 2 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 0.400 1 Venue @ Miami 0 1.2 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.167 0 @ Cleveland 0 1.1 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0.333 1 @ Texas 0 0.2 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 @ New York 0 0.2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.333 0 @ Pittsburgh 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0.400 0 @ Philadelphia 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 @ Cincinnati 0 12.1 2 1 0.0 9 2 0 0 11 6 6 1 1 0.244 2 @ Tampa Bay 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.143 0 @ Chicago 0 0.1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 @ Minnesota 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.250 0
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Picks up save Saturday
Johnson threw a perfect ninth inning to earn the save in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Astros. He did not record a strikeout. With Emilio Pagan (hamstring) expected to miss significant time and presumed replacement Tony Santillan struggling, the Reds turned to Graham Ashcraft in the eighth inning and then Johnson in the ninth. Johnson needed just 12 pitches to retire the heart of the Astros' order, and he now owns a 3.38 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 15:5 K:BB across 16 innings with two holds and a save. While the Reds' closer situation is likely unsettled, the 34-year-old certainly helped his case for future save chances with Saturday's performance.
Returns from bereavement list
The Reds activated Johnson from the bereavement list Wednesday. Johnson is ready to rejoin the bullpen after being away from the club for a few days. The veteran reliever will move up in the Reds' bullpen hierarchy while Emilio Pagan (hamstring) is out and could see some high-leverage opportunities.