The Unit very large in big win today

Randy Johnson picked up his career win number 288 today as he blanked the Tigers 4-0 at Chase. An absolutely outstanding outing for the Unit. Seven innings...six hits...no runs...five K's...one walk. Now that is dealing for the 44-year old.

This was reminiscent of a stretch of games last year when Johnson was back to his Cy Young form. He certainly hasn't been dominant this year, but with a 4-1 record and an ERA at 4.42 now, he's right where he wants to be at this point. After the game he was reluctant to talk about the big 300.

"I don't really think about that kind of stuff now," Johnson said of 300 wins. "I just want to be a part of winning ballgames here. The big picture is a long way away and we still have a lot to do, but any win we get at this point is great. The big picture is hopefully getting back to the playoffs and for me being a part of that. I wasn't [part of it] last year, and I've worked extremely hard having two back surgeries and I want to be a part of that."

The game started out much the same as last night's, with the Tigers starter (Nate Robertson) dominating the D-backs hitters.

But it was Chris Young who came through big-time in fifth with a two-run double to center. That made it 2-0 D-backs. Young also picked up another freebie steak the next inning when he was walked with the bases juiced.

It was nice to see The Sheriff Mark Reynolds have a good day at the plate as well. Reynolds went 3-for-4 with a couple of run scored.

The series win over the Tigers means that Arizona has won 10 series this year, and have lost only three. That'll get ya to October in a hurry. The Dodgers were embarrassed by the Angels today, bringing the D-backs NL West lead back to 5 1/2.

Glad to see the announced crowd today was 38,793. That's a nice turnout for a Sunday afternoon against the Tigers....but there are certainly many Michigan folks in the Valley.

Now it's time to hit the road for the 28-16 D-backs as they take a two-team tour of the NL East. First stop is Florida for three and then a four game set in Atlanta. Really looking forward to see the .400 hitting Chipper Jones. Off day tomorrow, then Micah Owings will take the ball on Tuesday against the Marlins.