The Miami Marlins have been getting terrific starts from just about everyone in their rotation. Everyone except Josh Johnson, the two-time All Star who was expected to be the ace. Johnson makes his next start Wednesday in Houston with an 0-3 record and a 6.61 ERA. He is eager to bounce back from the shortest start of his career, when he was tagged for six runs in 2 2/3 innings at San Diego on Friday. "I didn't think I was going to have this kind of period," said Johnson, who missed most of last season rehabbing a sore right shoulder. "It's here, and you just got to get through it. "Just off, that's how it is. If half those pitches are an inch down or a little bit more toward the corner, they're not hits, they're outs. That's how the game goes." Johnson said he worked on two areas since his last start: repeating his delivery, and keeping the ball down. "Just trying to make sure I keep the ball down," he said. &quo...
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May 10, 2012
