For the twenty-third time this season, Diamondback fireballer Randy Johnson K’s at least 10 batters to tie Nolan Ryan’s 1973 major league record for the most double-digit strikeout games in a season. The tall left-hander whiffs 11 Padres in seven innings in a 5-3 victory to bring his season ending total to 364, which ranks fourth all-time.

On September 30, 1999 — For the twenty-third time this season, Diamondback fireballer Randy Johnson K’s at least 10 batters to tie Nolan Ryan’s 1973 major league record for the most double-digit strikeout games in a season. The tall left-hander whiffs 11 Padres in seven innings in a 5-3 victory to bring his season ending total to 364, which ranks fourth all-time.

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