PHOENIX -- Randy Johnson will make his first start of the year on Monday when the D-backs take on the Giants. And even though the game will not be broadcast on FSN Arizona, fans will still get to watch.

That's because the D-backs have partnered with MLB Advanced Media to make the game available at dbacks.com -- free of charge and without local blackout restrictions in the Phoenix market.

"We immediately put a plan in place to make this game available for our fans to watch when we knew it would be Randy Johnson's first start of the season," said D-backs team president Derrick Hall.

Fans who are registered users at dbacks.com can sign in with their established login information to watch the live video stream, while new registered users can gain instant access to the game after creating an account by entering a valid e-mail address and their birth date. The game will feature audio from D-backs broadcasters Greg Schulte and Tom Candiotti on Sports 620 KTAR and video provided by the Giants television broadcast on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.

FSN Arizona is the exclusive home of D-backs baseball and will televise 150 of the team's 162 games this year. The station was unable to televise Monday's game in San Francisco because of a prior commitment to broadcast the Phoenix Suns-Golden State Warriors NBA game.

Johnson, who is coming off his second back surgery in as many years, has made two Minor League rehab starts. This will be his first Major League appearance since June 28.

Johnson suffered a reherniation of a disk in his back and underwent surgery to repair it in early August. His rehabilitation has gone well, but he was about two weeks behind the other pitchers when he reported for Spring Training.

Johnson said he was pleased with the way his second Minor League rehab start went as he was able to hit his pitch count at 85 and reach the six innings as he'd hoped.

"I feel good," Johnson said Friday. "The main thing was getting my work in. I accomplished what I wanted to accomplish."