San Diego Padres starter Chris Young pitched three hitless innings and scored all the way from first on a double, sliding in ahead of the throw.

The Padres beat an Arizona Diamondbacks split squad 6-3 on Friday in Peoria, Ariz.

Young faced the minimum nine batters in his three innings.

Young’s wife, Liz, gave birth Tuesday to the couple’s first child, Catherine Elizabeth.

Tigers 9, Braves 6

At Kissimmee, Fla., Braves starter Mike Hampton left his start in the second inning with a mild strain that isn’t believed to be serious.

Brewers 9, Rangers 8

At Phoenix, Brandon McCarthy pitched one inning, then felt soreness in his right elbow. He will be re-examined Saturday.

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 4

At Vero Beach, Fla., Nomar Garciaparra homered but had to leave after being hit on the right wrist by a pitch. X-rays were negative.

Andy LaRoche, who was competing with Garciaparra for the third-base job, tore a ligament in his thumb and will have surgery. He will be out eight to 10 weeks.

Diamondbacks (ss) 10, White Sox (ss) 0

At Tucson, Arizona’s Edgar Gonzalez pitched three-hit ball for three innings.

Angels 11, White Sox (ss) 1

At Tempe, Ariz., Anaheim’s Jon Garland allowed one run in three innings.

Twins (ss) 7, Red Sox (ss) 2

At Fort Myers, Fla., Minnesota’s Francisco Liriano faced a major league team for the first time in 18 months and gave up no runs in 12â3 innings.

Orioles 12, Red Sox (ss) 2

At Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Jeremy Guthrie threw three shutout innings.

Astros 9, Yankees 5

At Tampa, Fla., Mariano Rivera needed just eight pitches to throw a perfect fourth inning in his first spring appearance.

Mets 8, Indians 6

At Winter Haven, Fla., Cleveland’s Cliff Lee gave up two runs, three hits and two walks while getting just two outs.

Rays 9, Phillies 1

At St. Petersburg, Fla., Jeff Niemann worked three hitless innings for the Rays.

Twins (ss) 4, Blue Jays 0

At Dunedin, Fla., pitching with a broken fingernail, A.J. Burnett allowed a run in three innings for the Blue Jays.

Pirates (ss) 13, Reds (ss) 8

At Sarasota, Fla., Cincinnati’s Brandon Phillips hit a three-run homer and finished with five RBIs.

Giants 3, Athletics 2

At Scottsdale, Ariz., the Giants’ Kevin Correia worked four strong innings, allowing one run on two hits.

Marlins 3, Nationals 2

At Jupiter, Fla., Andrew Miller walked just one and allowed a run in four innings for the Marlins.

Cubs 6, Mariners 4

At Mesa, Ariz., pinch-hitter Daryle Ward hit a two-run homer in Chicago’s four-run fourth inning.

Seattle’s Carlos Silva gave up six runs.