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Johnson returns from DL to face Dodgers

Jun 28, 2007 - 1:32 PM La Dodgers (44-34) at Arizona (45-34) 6:40 pm EDT

PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Randy Johnson makes his first start in more than two weeks as the Arizona Diamondbacks look for a split of a four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.

Johnson (4-2, 3.52 ERA), who has been on the disabled list with a herniated disk in his back since June 11, won his previous four decisions before the injury.

The 43-year-old future Hall of Famer is 7-5 with a 2.71 ERA in 21 starts against Los Angeles, but has not faced them since 2004.

Prior to going on the disabled list, Johnson limited Boston to one run and four hits in six innings in a 6-1 win on June 10.

Arizona was outscored 14-6 in losing the first two games of the series before Brandon Webb outdueled Derek Lowe in a 2-0 win on Wednesday.

Randy Wolf (8-6, 4.32) takes the hill for the Dodgers, who left 13 men on base in the loss. Wolf will try and get back on track after dropping two straight decisions. On Saturday, the righthander yielded four runs and 10 hits to Tampa Bay in 6 2/3 innings.