The ace for te Florida Marlins Josh Johnson was hit in the elbow with a line drive by Carlos Beltran and was later removed from the game.
Johnson stayed in for the rest of the fifth inning after he was hit. The Marlins training staff came out and checked on Johnson, He threw a few warm up before he stayed in the game. He Got Jason Bay to strike out and David Murphy flew out to end the inning.
Edward Mujica replaced Johnson in the sixth inning, the Mets were leading 1-0.
Johnson threw five complete innings and gave up one run on seven hits with two walks. Mike Stanton tied the game with a solo home run to center field in the seventh inning.
In 55 1\3 innings pitched in the 2011 season he has an E.R.A of 1.64.
What a shame......Josh has been terrific for the Marlins! The injuries this season have been out of control.
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