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Peavy Falls One 'K' Shy Of Joining Seaver In Record Book

Even as he mowed down the Diamondbacks, Jake Peavy had no idea he needed one strike to tie Tom Seaver's MLB record of 10 consecutive strikeouts.

"I knew I struck out quite a few in a row," said Peavy, who tied a career-high with 16 strikeouts. "I'm just trying to get outs. Records are the last thing from your mind."

Peavy's gem was wasted when Stephen Drew hit a two-out, two-run homer off Trevor Hoffman in the ninth to give the Diamondbacks a 3-2 victory over the Padres Wednesday night.

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Big Unit Makes First Start Of The Season For D-Backs

Randy Johnson won four of his five Cy Young Awards and a World Series title with the Diamondbacks. On Tuesday, the 43-year-old will pitch for the franchise for the first time since 2004.

Johnson makes his first start of the season on Tuesday night when the Diamondbacks host the Padres.

The Diamondbacks jumped at the chance to reacquire Johnson in January after the pitcher expressed a desire to play close to his Paradise Valley, Arizona home.

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Padres Looking To Finally Sign Flamethrowing Draft Pick

Looking to add a potential first-round pick before the June draft, the Padres likey will offer at least $1 million to 2006 draftee Matt Latos this week.

Latos put on a show for Kevin Towers on Friday after the Padres GM took a red-eye flight to Florida to see the right-hander pitch for Broward Community College. Towers said Latos clocked at 94-98 mph across seven scoreless innings and hammered the strike zone. Indications are the Padres will offer a seven-figure sum to keep Latos, 19, from becoming another club's first-round draft pick in June.

?It's tough to find 98-mph arms around,? Towers said. ?We're going to be very fair.?

Via San Diego Union-Tribune

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