 On September 22 , Young had a no @-@ hitter through 8 ⅓ innings of the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates before pinch hitter Joe Randa hit a two @-@ run home run . This would have been the first no @-@ hitter in Padres history . It was the first time a Padre had taken a no @-@ hitter into the ninth inning since Andy Ashby on September 5 , 1997 vs. the Atlanta Braves . Young had been on pace for a perfect game through 5 ⅔ innings . Young also took a no @-@ hitter into the eighth inning on May 30 against the Colorado Rockies as a prelude to his June performance . In that game , which marked the first time a pitcher took a no @-@ hitter into the eighth inning during the 2006 season , he surrendered a double to Brad Hawpe , who had been a teammate in the 1997 Connie Mack World Series , on his first pitch of the eighth inning and 99th of the game . During Young 's next start on June 4 at Pittsburgh , he did not allow a hit for the first 5 ⅓ innings , making him one of only two pitchers ( Steve Trachsel – June 20 – 25 , 2002 ) to have consecutive starts with at least five hitless innings since the 2000 season . 
