Desert Heat
Phil Taylor
July 30, 2001
At week's end the Diamondbacks' pair of aces, lefthander Randy Johnson and righthander Curt Schilling (above), had double-digit strikeouts in 23 of their 42 total starts, including the 17 they fanned in a combined one-hitter against the Padres on July 18 and 19. With Johnson ranked first in the National League in strikeouts and Schilling second, the duo is bidding to become the ninth set of teammates in the league to go one-two in the category since 1900.
At week's end the Diamondbacks' pair of aces, lefthander Randy Johnson and righthander Curt Schilling (above), had double-digit strikeouts in 23 of their 42 total starts, including the 17 they fanned in a combined one-hitter against the Padres on July 18 and 19. With Johnson ranked first in the National League in strikeouts and Schilling second, the duo is bidding to become the ninth set of teammates in the league to go one-two in the category since 1900.
—David Sabino
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