But the right-hander had surrendered six runs by the third inning, and the mountain was too much.
Johnson surrendered 10 hits and 4 runs, 3 earned.
He pitched one and a third innings, surrendering two runs.
Consider that the Yankees surrendered only 37 unearned runs during the entire 1998 season, 70 in 1999 and 61 last year.
He left after surrendering four runs in three innings.
Bush won the game after Robertson tired, surrendering five runs in the 18th inning.
The Yankees have surrendered 30 unearned runs, only 7 fewer than they did during the entire 1998 season.
He would last through the fourth and leave having surrendered six runs on seven hits.
In fact, they had surrendered only five runs in the last 23 games.
He surrendered three hits and two more runs in the second.