By Tim Powers
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer
SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Chris Young threw six-plus solid
innings and the San Diego Padres used two home runs to take down
the Colorado Rockies, 6-1, and earn the series victory in the
finale of a three-game set on Sunday.
Scott Hairston and Khalil Greene powered the San Diego offense
with home runs in the fifth and sixth innings, respectively, to
help the Padres snap a stretch of eight consecutive series
losses.
Young (3-3) blanked Colorado for six frames before loading the
bases with no outs in the seventh. Cla Meredith came on to get
a double-play ground ball and a strikeout that allowed a run to
score but preserved a 4-1 advantage.
Heath Bell pitched a perfect eighth before Bryan Corey, acquired
earlier in the day in a trade with Boston, worked around a walk
to contribute a scoreless ninth.
The 6-10 righthander Young yielded one run on five hits over
six-plus innings. He struck out seven and walked two batters.
Young's counterpart, Colorado starter Greg Reynolds (0-1), made
his major league debut and allowed four runs over 5 2/3 innings.
The 21-year-old righthander, the Rockies' first-round
selection in 2006, struck out one and walked two.
San Diego tacked on an insurance run against Justin Speier in
the seventh on a single by Kevin Kouzmanoff that made it 5-1.
Padres catcher Luke Carlin got his first major league hit in the
eighth, a double off Manny Corpas. Carlin later scored on a
single by Tadahito Iguchi to make it a 6-1 lead.
With the loss, the Rockies have not won a series since taking
two of three in Houston from April 18-20.
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