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 The former Padre allowed just four hits in the Mariners' 5-1 win
but wasn't in a celebratory mood afterward.
"Any emotion I might have had pitching against them disappeared this
morning with the news of Tony (Gwynn) passing," Young said,
referring to the death of the 54-year-old Hall of Famer and longtime
Padre. "I'm just grateful I had the opportunity to work with him and
to get to know him."
Gwynn's passing after a battle with salivary gland cancer cast a
pall over baseball Monday, and no team felt it harder than the
Padres. However, San Diego manager Bud Black said after the game
that the emotions of the day weren't a major factor in how his team
played.
"It's always tough when something like this happens," Black said.
"But players play."
Young's pitching and the hot bat of Mariners third baseman Kyle
Seager made the game a rout from the early going. Seager, who went
4-for-4 with three RBIs the previous day, drove in three more runs
with a first-inning homer as the Mariners (36-34) jumped on San
Diego starter Tyson Ross.
Young (6-4) pitched six shutout innings, allowing just four hits. He
was making his first career start against the Padres, for whom he
spent 2006 through 2010.
"I'm sure it was a really tough night for their organization," said
Young, who still lives in San Diego during the offseason. "It can't
be easy to go out and play. They're a better team than what we saw
tonight."
San Diego (29-41) lost for the seventh time in eight games while
scratching out just five hits. The Padres were on their way to being
shut out for the fourth time this month before designated hitter
Carlos Quentin led off the ninth inning with a solo home run.
The Padres were held to two runs or fewer for the ninth time in 14
games this month.
Ross was touched up for five runs in the first two innings but
settled down to blank the Mariners over the rest of his 5 2/3-inning
outing. He allowed seven hits and five runs while striking out six
and issuing a season-high seven walks.
"He got off on the wrong foot as far as where to put his fastball,
and the slider was in and out," Black said.
Seager went 1-for-2 with two walks. In back-to-back wins over the
Texas Rangers and the Padres, Seager is 5-for-6 with six RBIs.
"He's swinging the bat pretty good," Mariners manager Lloyd
McClendon said.
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Mariners center fielder James Jones stole three bases and scored
twice.
Seattle used two home runs to jump out to a 5-0 lead in the early
going. Seager and shortstop Brad Miller each went deep in the first
two innings as the Mariners piled on Ross.
Seager hit a 3-0 pitch over the right-field fence for a three-run
home run in the bottom of the first inning.
Miller added a one-out solo shot in the second inning, and then
second baseman Robinson Cano pitched in with an RBI single to push
the lead to 5-0.
Before Monday's game, Safeco Field gave a two-minute video tribute
and observed a moment of silence for Gwynn. His jersey number, 19,
was carved into the dirt behind third base, and the Padres had a
Gwynn jersey dangling from a hanger in the visiting dugout.
"The Mariners, obviously, were thinking the things we were
thinking," Black said. "Even though they're away from San Diego, I
thought the Mariners did a nice job putting Tony out there."
NOTES: Seattle 1B Logan Morrison was back in the lineup Monday, one
day after requiring five stitches to a gash above his left eye. He
went 1-for-3 with a walk. Morrison was hurt when the bat he smashed
against a dugout wall Sunday split and bounced back into his
forehead. ... Mariners 1B Justin Smoak (quad) ran before the game
and said afterward that he expects to be ready for a June 26 return
from the disabled list. ... The Mariners and Padres play Monday
night and Tuesday afternoon in Seattle, and then they renew
acquaintances in San Diego on Wednesday night and Thursday
afternoon.
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