Young's Home ERA Doubles

Chris Young looked sharp in the first inning Thursday night - unfortunately, his command seemed to wane a bit more each subsequent inning. All told, the tall right hander was touched up for 5 runs over 4 1/3 innings - doubling his home ERA for the season from 0.66 to 1.24 - as the Friars fell to DBacks 8-7. CY's 6 walks underscored his control issues.

For most of the night the game seemed like a laugher. The Friars didn't put a run up until the 7th, when their bats suddenly came alive. Down 2 runs entering the 9th, Milton Bradley hit a massive bomb to right field to pull within 1 before the rally faltered.

Not only does this loss drop the Friars out of first place in the NL West, but it also puts soem pressure on the GM Kevin Towers on finding a starter for Friday's contest. The Padres had hoped to pitch by committee to avoid an end-of-season minor league roster lock up, but may now be forced to make a move after 5 pitchers wore out a path from the pen to the mound on Thursday.