BIG UNIT DOES IT ALL IN 'W' OVER BREWERS
Shutout, 13 Ks, HR for Johnson
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 19 (AP) - It's been a difficult season for Randy Johnson, but
the Arizona left-hander released some frustration with a dominating performance
in a 2-0 Diamondbacks victory over the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park.
Johnson fired a three-hit complete game shutout, striking out 13 in the process,
and helped his own cause when his solo home run in the top of the sixth off Doug
Davis inning broke a scoreless tie.
Johnson missed nearly half the season due to injury and has performed
sporadically when healthy, but the win over the Brewers represents his third
quality start in as many outings and the 13 strikeouts are a personal season's
best. The complete game was Johnson's second of the year, and the ninth
overall for the Diamondbacks staff, tying the Montreal Expos for the National
League lead in that category.
Johnson's home run led off the sixth and landed in the bleachers in left-center
field. Shea Hillenbrand capped the scoring with a two-out solo home run to
straight away left field with two outs in the top of the ninth.
Johnson held the Brewers completely at bay, never allowing a baserunner beyond
second base. Milwaukee's best chance appeared to be in the fourth when
Scott Podsednik doubled to left-center to open the frame. But Johnson
fanned Keith Ginter, retired Brady Clark on a pop fly to first and induced
Richie Sexson to ground out to second to extinguish the threat. Eddie
Perez led off the eighth inning with a single but the next three batters were
set down in order to end the inning.
Davis tossed his first complete game of the season in a losing effort. It
was the first time in a National League game this season that both pitchers have
thrown complete games.
9/19/2003, Ari03-Mil03, Miller Park 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2003 Diamondbacks 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 7 1 4 1 2003 Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 Diamondbacks AB R H BI AVG Brewers AB R H BI AVG Kata ss 4 0 0 0 .254 Podsednik cf 4 0 1 0 .292 Counsell 3b 3 0 0 0 .242 Ginter,K 2b 4 0 0 0 .238 Spivey 2b 4 0 2 0 .258 Clark,B rf 4 0 0 0 .269 Jose rf 4 0 0 0 .188 Sexson 1b 4 0 1 0 .264 Hillenbrand 1b 4 1 1 1 .297 Helms 3b 3 0 0 0 .265 Grace 1b 0 0 0 0 .189 Smith,M lf 3 0 0 0 .250 Bautista cf 4 0 2 0 .284 Perez,ER c 3 0 1 0 .291 Hammock c 3 0 0 0 .276 Hall,B pr 0 0 0 0 .228 McCracken lf 3 0 1 0 .187 Osik c 0 0 0 0 .239 Barajas c 0 0 0 0 .200 Clayton ss 2 0 0 0 .212 Johnson,Ra p 3 1 1 1 .321 Davis,D p 2 0 0 0 .071 32 2 7 2 29 0 3 0 Diamondbacks INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Johnson,Ra W 7-7 9.0 3 0 0 1 13 129 85 4.37 9.0 3 0 0 1 13 129 85 Brewers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Davis,D L 4-10 9.0 7 2 2 1 5 102 74 7.17 9.0 7 2 2 1 5 102 74 Ari: Grace inserted at 1b in the 9th Hammock moved to lf in the 9th Barajas inserted at c in the 9th Mil: Hall,B ran for Perez,ER in the 8th Osik inserted at c in the 9th E-Bautista. 2B-Bautista(12), Podsednik(30). HR-Hillenbrand(19), Johnson,Ra(1). RBI-Hillenbrand(90), Johnson,Ra(6). CS-Counsell. K-Kata 2, Jose, Hammock, McCracken, Podsednik, Ginter,K 4, Sexson, Helms 2, Smith,M, Perez,ER, Clayton, Davis,D 2. BB-Counsell, Clayton. SH-Davis,D. GWRBI: Johnson,Ra Temperature: 70, Wind: none. Attendance: 13,289 Game Time: 2:16