Padres’ Young Misses No-Hit Bid

The San Diego Padres still don’t have a no-hitter after 5,919 games over 38 seasons.

Chris Young was the latest to try, taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning before giving up a leadoff double to Brad Hawpe. That was the only hit he gave up in eight innings as he led the Padres to a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night at San Diego.

Hawpe doubled down the right-field line on Young’s first pitch of the eighth, his 99th of the game. Young (4-3) received an ovation from the crowd of 23,698.

“Really, I tried not to focus on it,” Young said of flirting with a no-hitter. “Obviously it was in the back of my mind. More importantly, I wanted to preserve the lead and make sure that we win the ballgame. I’d give up 15 hits to get a win.”

The only hit he gave up came on a first-pitch slider.

The 6-foot-10 Young matched his career high with eight strikeouts. It was the 11th time a Padres pitcher took a no-hitter into the eighth inning.

Chicago 8, Cincinnati 3 -- Greg Maddux won for the first time this month, giving up seven hits and three runs in 5 2/3 innings, and Jacque Jones drove in four runs as the Cubs won at Wrigley Field.

Maddux (6-4) gave up five hits and two runs after coming back out after a 61-minute rain delay in the bottom of the fourth.

Houston 6, St. Louis 3 -- Craig Biggio’s two-run homer capped a five-run seventh inning, leading to lead the Astros over the Cardinals at St. Louis.

The big inning rescued Andy Pettitte (4-6), who had left after six innings trailing, 3-1, and kept the Astros from dropping below .500 for the first time this season.

Philadelphia 4, Washington 2 -- Brett Myers pitched eight strong innings and Bobby Abreu hit a three-run homer to lead the Phillies to victory at Philadelphia.

Myers (4-2) gave up two runs and three hits, helping the Phillies win their third in a row after losing nine of 11.

Florida 5, San Francisco 3 -- Miguel Cabrera drove in four runs and Brian Moehler (3-4) pitched six solid innings to lead the Marlins to victory at Miami.

Arizona 7, New York 2 -- Eric Byrnes hit his third home run in two days and Conor Jackson added a three-run shot as the Diamondbacks beat the Mets at Shea Stadium.

Pittsburgh 12, Milwaukee 1 -- Jose Castillo homered twice and finished with a career-high six runs batted in to help the Pirates beat the Brewers at Pittsburgh.