Young 'feels good' in rehab start

Second appearance in Class A is a step back to the big leagues LAKE ELSINORE -- The San Diego Padres' Chris Young took one more step toward returning to the club after completing his second rehab start with the Padres' Class A affiliate in Lake Elsinore, Calif., on Friday. Young, who was injured on May 21 when a line drive off the bat of Albert Pujols hit him in the face and broke his nose, is taking recovery one step at a time, even if getting on the mound in a big league game is still foremost in his mind. "I'd like to get out and compete on the big league level," Young said. "If it was up to me, that's where I'd be. I felt good tonight. I felt like I could have gone another inning easily." Throwing under a 75-pitch, five-inning limit, Young threw 73 pitches (48 strikes) over five innings allowing three hits (a triple, two... [read full story]