SAN DIEGO — Chris Young will be back in the Padres’ rotation Saturday night at St. Louis after being sidelined 5 1/2 months by a strained right shoulder.
The 6-foot-10 Young returns to action as the Padres struggle to retain the NL West lead. He made one start this season before going on the disabled list April 12.
Young is coming off three rehab starts in the minors. Last Saturday night, he allowed three hits in 5 2/3 scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and one walk for Single-A Lake Elsinore.
The day after that start, Young said he felt good enough to pitch again in the big leagues. Manager Bud Black agreed, making it official Thursday.
Morgan gets eight-game suspension
NEW YORK — Nationals outfielder Nyjer Morgan will serve an eight-game suspension rather than the original penalties of two bans totaling 15 games.
Major League Baseball announced the decision following appeals. Morgan will begin serving the eight-game penalty tonight at Philadelphia.
He was given a seven-game suspension and fined Aug. 25, when the commissioner’s office said he had deliberately thrown a baseball into the stands, resulting in a fan getting hit, at Philadelphia four days earlier.
His eight-game suspension and fine were announced Sept. 3, among nine punishments issued for a brawl at Florida on Sept. 1.
Footnotes.
Jenrry Mejia, the Mets’ top pitching prospect, will miss the remainder of the season with an injury to his right shoulder.
• Angels shortstop Erick Aybar is day to day with a strained left leg.
• White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham is day to day because of a lingering hand problem.
• Peter O’Malley, whose family owned the Dodgers for 47 years, is calling upon Frank McCourt to sell the team, saying the current ownership has lost all credibility.
• The Reds traded right-hander reliever Enerio Del Rosario to the Astros for cash.
