 Young started the season in the second spot in the Padres rotation between ace Peavy and Maddux . He pitched his first three turns from the second spot in the rotation . On April 18 , he missed his turn and Maddux moved into the second spot in the rotation . Young has since been pitching in the third spot in the rotation . The number three spot in the rotation is the only one that was not scheduled to start during the Padres visit to Wrigley Field May 12 – 15 , 2008 . Young , thus , did not make a start against the Cubs with whom he had an altercation in 2007 . On May 21 , 2008 in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals , Young was hit in the face by a line @-@ drive from Albert Pujols . Young was sitting on the ground for several minutes but was able to leave the field under his own power as he only sustained a nasal fracture and a laceration on his nose . Later in the same inning , Pujols would also sprain the ankle of Padres catcher Josh Bard while sliding into home plate . Young returned to the mound on July 29 with five shutout innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks . Young then did not pitch between August 10 and September 1 due to another disabled list stint and returned to the lineup to take the loss in a game where Greg Maddux , who had become a Los Angeles Dodger , earned his 354th victory to tie Roger Clemens for eighth on the all @-@ time list . 
