Top 1: Kelly Johnson struck out swinging against Javier Vazquez

Top 3: Johnson called out on strikes against Vazquez

Top 4: Johnson hit a three-run double to center against Vazquez

Top 6: Johnson struck out swinging against Brian Sanches

Top 8: Johnson struck out swinging against Edward Mujica

Final Line: 1-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI, 4 K

Notes: Johnson’s golden sombrero on Saturday might have been platinum had he not mixed in a bases-clearing double against Javy Vazquez.  Still, the free-swinging second baseman—who had raised his average to .221 entering Monday—became the first Diamondbacks’ player to join the club.  Normally that would not have been the case, but the Mark Reynolds trade really opened the door.

Total 2011 Sombreros: 40

Top 1: Miguel Olivo struck out swinging against Justin Verlander

Top 4: Olivo struck out swinging against Verlander

Top 6: Olivo struck out swinging against Verlander

Top 9: Olivo struck out swinging against Jose Valverde

Final Line: 0-for-4, 4 K

Notes: Hitting in the four-hole on for the Mariners on Thursday night, Olivo stuck out swinging in all four at-bats.  Granted, three were against Verlander, who is about as good as anyone at racking up strikeouts.  It was just one of those days for both Olivo and the Mariners.

Total 2011 Sombreros: 39

Bottom 2: J.D. Drew grounded out to second base against Trevor Cahill

Bottom 5: Drew singled to right against Cahill

Bottom 7: Drew struck out swinging against Cahill

Bottom 9: Drew struck out swinging against Brian Fuentes

Bottom 11: Drew struck out swinging against Andrew Bailey

Bottom 13: Drew called out on strikes against Michael Wuertz

Bottom 14: Drew singled to center and drove in game-winning run against Guillermo Moscoso

Final Line: 2-for-7, 2 RBI, 4 K

Notes: I somehow overlooked this one even though it happened in the same game as Landon Powell’s, which I recapped earlier in the week.  Anyway, after putting the bat on the ball in his first two at-bats, Drew notched a sombrero in his next four at-bats.  However, the former 30/30 collegiate standout was just saving his old-man-strength for the 14^th inning, when he came through with a walk-off single.

Total 2011 Sombreros: 38

Top 1: Carlos Gonzalez struck out on a foul tip against Ryan Vogelsong

Top 4: Gonzalez called out on strikes against Vogelsong

Top 6: Gonzalez struck out swinging against Vogelsong

Top 9: Gonzalez struck out swinging against Brian Wilson

Final Line: 0-for-4, 4 K

Notes: CarGo struck out swinging in each of his four at-bats on Sunday against the San Francisco Giants.  Three of his strikeouts were against Ryan Vogelsong, who is pitching out of his mind right now.

Total 2011 Sombreros: 37

Top 2: Landon Powell struck out swinging on a foul tip against Josh Beckett

Top 5: Powell lined out to center against Beckett

Top 7: Powell singled to right field against Matt Albers

Top 9: Powell struck out swinging against Jonathan Papelbon

Top 10: Powell called out on strikes against Bobby Jenks

Top 12: Powell called out on strikes against Alfredo Aceves

Top 14: Powell grounded out to second against Aceves

Final Line: 1-for-7, 4 K, 6 LOB

Notes: My apologies on the brief hiatus from sombrero tracking. I was in Springfield for the Missouri high school baseball finals and following the draft like a mad man upon returning.  Anyway, back to Powell’s sombrero.  It was unfortunate that the game lasted 14 innings on Saturday night, because three of his four strikeouts came in the ninth inning or later.  To his credit, he did manage to mix in a knock and ground out a few times to avoid one of the platinum variety.  But then again, he was the only batter retired by a fiery Johnathan Papelbon, who was ultimately tossed for acting like an idiot.

Total 2011 Sombreros: 36