 Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the June 2000 Draft , he had brief professional experiences in the Pirates , Montreal Expos , and Texas Rangers minor league systems before debuting with the Rangers in August 2004 . Young 's professional baseball career took off in the 2006 season , when he was the major league leader in opponent batting average , hits per nine innings and road earned run average ( ERA ) and was named the National League Pitcher of the Month for June . Additionally , he extended his streak of consecutive undefeated games started as a visiting pitcher to 24 , and secured the only Padres win in the team 's 3 – 1 series loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2006 National League Division Series . In 2007 , he defended his opponent batting average and hits per nine innings titles , but instead of winning the road ERA title he won the home ERA title . 
