Published 6/5/2009
at SI.com - MLB
1) No, that wasn't vintage Big Unit in Washington for win number 300. Randy Johnson won for only the seventh time in his career throwing 78 pitches or less and for only the sixth time out of 300 with two strikeouts or less. But determination is what paved the way for the 45-year-old Johnson to get to 300, becoming the second-oldest pitcher to get there and doing so with more wins in his 40s than in his 20s.
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