Randy Johnson struck out 17 and pitched a two-hit complete gamefor his major-league-leading fifth victory to lead the ArizonaDiamondbacks to a 7-1 triumph Sunday against the visiting ColoradoRockies.
Johnson's fastball reached 101mph, and three of his last fourpitches were clocked at 100 mph. He has struck out 10 or more battersin a game 173 times in his career and leads the majors with 51strikeouts in 39 innings this season.
"One hundred, 100, 99 and thanks for coming," Diamondbacks firstbaseman Mark Grace said of the speeds Johnson reached on his game-ending strikeout of Todd Helton. "That's just the way Randy is."
The only hits Johnson (5-0) allowed were a …
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