After struggling mightily in his recent outings, Braves reliever Jim Johnson landed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with what was diagnosed as a strained right groin.
The veteran right-hander is 0-4 with a 7.90 ERA in 15 appearances and was scored upon in each of his past four outings, giving up six hits (two home runs), eight runs and two walks in three innings for a 24.00 ERA and .400 opponents’ average in that span.
“JJ’s been pitching with a little bit of discomfort,” Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. “Nothing hurt. (But) you know when you don’t have your legs under you as a pitcher, to try to compete at the major league level is not a good combination.