Baby on deck for Padres hurler

The Padres’ Chris Young hardly labored in his first spring training outing. The All-Star ace will leave that part to his wife.

Young pitched two innings Monday and the San Diego Padres beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-4 in Phoenix.

Today, his wife, Liz, is to be induced into labor with the couple’s first child. The birth is to take place in Scottsdale, Ariz.

“The doctor’s been awesome,” Young said. “We sat down and went over my pitching schedule. My next outing is on Friday and Friday is actually the due date, the seventh, so he’s going to induce and she’ll be here a couple of days early.”

Young, who hit an RBI single and earned the win, said his daughter will be named Catherine Elizabeth. He said his wife is more than ready for the baby.

“I think she’s so uncomfortable, she’s more than happy to accommodate,” he said.

Phillies 3, Pirates 1

Joe Savery rebounded from a rough spring training debut by throwing two hitless innings in the Philadelphia Phillies’ win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Savery, who was pitching and playing first base at Rice University last spring, struck out one and walked two. The Phillies’ top pick in last June’s draft allowed a two-run single and a three-run homer last week in his first outing of spring training

“I’m not a big league pitcher right now, I know that; but I know I’m not way out of my league either,” Savery said.

Fellow Phillies farmhand Josh Outman also recovered from a tough first outing. He struck out two and walked two while allowing three hits in three innings for the victory.

Yankees 7, Astros 6

Mike Mussina was ahead of the hitters all afternoon, he just couldn’t put them away.

Mussina struggled with two-strike command in his first spring training start, giving up a three-run homer to Carlos Lee during the New York Yankees’ victory over the Houston Astros.

The right-hander allowed five runs — four earned — and six hits in two-plus innings, not exactly the debut he was looking for after an inconsistent 2007 season.

Mets 3, Braves 2, 10 innings

Mike Pelfrey hopes a good spring training will earn him a job in the New York Mets’ rotation.

“If there’s a spot open, then I’m going to try for it,” Pelfrey said after pitching three scoreless innings in a victory over the Atlanta Braves. “If there’s not, I can make their decision difficult.”

Pelfrey induced six groundball outs, gave up two singles and did not walk a batter. He also struck out none.

Orlando Hernandez, who has a foot injury, is the most likely candidate for the last starting spot behind Johan Santana, Pedro Martinez, John Maine and Oliver Perez.

Blue Jays 6, Indians 1

Shawn Marcum pitched two scoreless innings and Toronto beat Fausto Carmona and Cleveland.

Orioles 4, Dodgers 4, 10 innings

Jason Johnson looked good over two scoreless innings for Los Angeles. At 34, he’s coming back from Japan and hoping to start for the Dodgers.

Nationals 3, Cardinals 2

Tim Redding pitched three scoreless innings as Washington beat St. Louis. He pulled a muscle in his neck last week and was scratched from a start.

Twins 8, Reds 6, 10 innings

Chris Basak hit a two-out, two-run homer in the 10th inning. He made his major league debut last year and got one at-bat with the Yankees.

Rangers 6, Giants 4, 10 innings

San Francisco starter Noah Lowry walked nine of the first 12 hitters. He threw 24 pitches before a Texas hitter took a swing. Lowry, 14-8 last season, has walked 12 through 2 1-3 innings this spring.

Cubs 6, Mariners 5

New Cubs right fielder Kosuke Fukudome came up with the play of the game. He made a running catch on the warning track, whirled and unleashed a strong throw that nearly doubled off Brad Wilkerson at first base.