Young Gets Padres Back on Right Track

Mike Piazza and Geoff Blum homered in support of Chris Young, who gave up three hits over seven innings in the San Diego Padres’ 8-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.

Josh Barfield and Russell Branyan each had run-scoring singles for the Padres, who ended a two-game skid. Arizona lost for the ninth time in 12 games.

Orlando Hudson hit his career-best 13th home run and had two of the three hits against Young (10-5), who gave up two runs -- one earned -- to lower his National League-leading road earned-run average to 2.51.

He struck out 11, walked none and hit a batter. The three hits were the only balls to reach the outfield against him.

Young is 6-0 in 12 road starts this season and 9-0 with 12 no-decisions over his last 21 starts away from home dating to June 25, 2005.

The right-hander retired nine of the first 10 batters he faced, a streak that ended with Hudson’s homer into the second row of the right-field stands leading off the fourth inning to cut San Diego’s lead to 2-1.

Conor Jackson had Arizona’s other hit against Young, a sharp single to left field leading off the fifth inning.