Johnson pitched a perfect ninth inning while striking out two to earn his eighth save of the season Sunday at the Cardinals.
EDGE Analysis
Johnson was protecting a one-run lead and easily shut down the Cardinals on just 10 pitches. After blowing a pair of saves in July, he's now converted his last six opportunities successfully to lower his ERA to 3.70. Since posting sub-3.00 ERAs in 2011-2013, this is the only season since then in which he's posted an ERA of lower than 4.46.