Perhaps the best story of the young 2017 season thus far for the Boston Red Sox occurred on Saturday, May 27 against the Seattle Mariners.
Making the spot start before frontline starter David Price returned from his rehab assignment, a 26-year old lefty made his Fenway Park debut in just his third career start. Nine innings later, Brian Johnson celebrated his complete game shutout with a cold Gatorade shower.
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Johnson blanks the Mariners
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Getting sent back down to Triple-A later that night did nothing to ease the optimism around the start.