Johnson was added to Wednesday's lineup to replace Juan Lagares who was scratched with a left thumb injury, Adam Rubin of ESPN.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Lagares continues to struggle with his thumb injury, and Johnson will step into left field for the night while Yoenis Cespedes shifts back to his usual center field role. Johnson is hitting .333 with two doubles and two runs in four games since being traded to the Mets.