Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to terms with infielder Kelly Johnson on a one-year contract. Joe Haden Jersey . Johnson had an off-year for the Braves in 2009, batting .224 with eight homers and 29 runs batted in 106 games. He eventually lost his starting job at second base to Martin Prado after the All-Star break. Over his two previous seasons in Atlanta, Johnson was one of premier offensive second basemen in the National League, averaging 14 home runs and 68 RBI with a .282 batting average from 2007-08. "We believe Kelly will return to form after a down 2009 season," Arizona general manager Josh Byrnes said. "He has a strong track record of hitting. He will help lengthen our lineup." In parts of four seasons for the Braves spanning 490 games, Johnson holds a .264 career average with a .346 on-base percentage, 45 home runs, 206 RBI, 29 steals and 270 runs scored. 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Strasburg threw 108 pitches in outlasting Johan Santana for six innings in a marquee matchup of aces on the mend, and the Nationals bullpen made the lead stand up on the 50th anniversary of the Mets first game. Meeting in a blustery, chilly matinee, Strasburg (1-0) and Santana got off to an erratic start but settled into a duel between pitchers coming back from major arm operations. Strasburg allowed two hits and struck out nine in helping the Nationals take the final two games of the three-game series against their division rival with stellar pitching -- Ross Detwiler shut down the Mets on Tuesday night. Strasburg threw 99 pitches in his eighth big league start in July 2010, when his callup to the big leagues captivated baseball, but he had elbow ligament-replacement surgery two months later and missed almost all of 2011. He is being kept on an innings limit of about 160 this season. "By no means in the back of my head was I thinking, How many pitches was I at?" he said. I wanted to go out there and keep the team in the ballgame as long as I could." Santana (0-1) allowed five hits in five-plus innings but his wild pitch gave Washington a 1-0 lead in the second inning of a game that lasted 3 hours, 36 minutes. New York had only three hits and Mets pitchers combined to walk 10 and hit one batter. Ryan Mattheus, Sean Burnett and Henry Rodriguez each pitched a scoreless inning for a Nationals bullpen that is without closer Drew Storen (elbow). New Yorks bullpen gave up two bases-loaded walks and an RBI grounder to Chad Tracy in the eighth. By that time, much of the announced crowd of 34,614 had left. The 33-year-old Santana, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, was making just his second start in 19 months after left shoulder surgery. His operation was about two weeks after Strasburgs in September 2010. Santanas fastball was clocked at about the same speed (a high of 90 mph, reached once) as the 23-year-old phenoms changeup (89 mph). Strasburgs fastball peaked at 98 mph. Strasburg gave up a single to his first baatter, Ruben Tejada, and walked Daniel Murphy in a frustrating 26-pitch first inning. Patrik Elias Jersey. After starting the second with a walk, he found better command of his curveball and went on a run of retiring 10 in a row until hitting Ronny Cedeno with a pitch with one out in the fifth. "I was really concerned early because he was pitching backward. He was using a lot of changeups, back-to-back changeups, curveballs, even cutting his fastball," Johnson said. "He got straightened out in the third inning and started pitching like he can." Said Strasburg: "I have four out pitches. Its just a matter of commanding them." Ike Davis singled in the sixth to end an 0-for-18 start. That was just the second hit for the Mets, who wore their white uniforms instead of their traditional pinstripes for the anniversary game. Santana needed 27 pitches to get through the first. In the second, he bounced a slider in front of the plate that went to the backstop, allowing Mark DeRosa to score. DeRosa singled leading off the inning and had gone to third on Xavier Nadys single to right. Santana retired 10 in a row, striking out four straight at one point, before allowing back-to-back hits in the fifth. "Im very happy at this stage," Mets manager Terry Collins said, "and five days from now youll see him again." Despite having thrown 93 pitches through five innings, Santana was allowed to bat with a runner on first and one out. He struck out. Santana then walked Jayson Werth with his 99th pitch -- 56 were strikes -- leading off the sixth. He was lifted for Manny Acosta. "I was able to compete and I feel good," Santana said. "I told (Collins) I felt good and he let me go back out there. I didnt come through, but at least I was able to warm up and come back out again. So thats a good sign." NOTES: Roger Craig threw out the ceremonial first pitch. Craig started the Mets opener in 1962 at St. Louis, an 11-4 loss. ... Collins was ejected for arguing with plate umpire Larry Vanover in the seventh inning. ... The Mets drew 197,672 for their first homestand this year, up from 184,429 for their first six home games last year. ... Johnson had no new information on Storen (elbow) and slugger Michael Morse (back). He said tests on Morse, who had a setback in a minor league rehab game, were sent to Dr. James Andrews. Storens agent says the pitcher had surgery to remove a bone fragment from his pitching elbow. Agent Brodie Van Wagenen of CAA Sports said Wednesdays procedure went as expected. ... Collins said he wouldnt be surprised to see 3B David Wright (broken pinkie finger) in the lineup Friday. ' ' '