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SAN DIEGO -- Andrew Cashner is "totally aware" the San Diego Padres have never had a no-hitter in their mostly sad-sack history, which has now reached 46 seasons and 7,176 games. After throwing his second one-hitter in a span of five starts, the big Texan is the leading candidate to end that drought. "Thats one of my goals. I definitely want a no-hitter," Cashner said after allowing just one single and striking out 11 in a 6-0 victory against the Detroit Tigers on Friday night. "I dont think theres any reason why I cant build off this. When you get late in a game and your pitch counts high, youve really got to bear down and grind through. I think this will build toward something down the road." Cashner took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before Rajai Davis hit a one-out flare single into centre field, just past the glove of outstretched second baseman Jedd Gyorko. Davis stole second and third, and Ian Kinsler walked before Miguel Cabrera hit into a double play. Cashner ended his remarkable outing by striking out Cabrera, the AL MVP in 2012 and 2013, on a 95-mph fastball. On Sept. 16 at Pittsburgh, the right-hander carried a perfect game into the seventh inning and faced the minimum 27 batters in a one-hitter. He retired his first 18 batters before Jose Tabata grounded a clean single into right field leading off the seventh. Cashner said Friday nights one-hitter meant more. "Just with the guys in their lineup, it was a lot bigger game. Theyve got a heck of a team over there. A lot of guys can hit the ball out of the park." Chase Headley hit a two-run homer and finished with three RBIs. Cashner (1-1) retired 14 in a row before allowing the single. He walked two. "I felt as good as Ive felt in a while," he said. "Im conditioned to run the bases and to be a complete ballplayer." Manager Bud Black said Cashner was so good because of "tremendous movement with command" of his fastball. That was a well-pitched game. Well-pitched. As good as youre going to see." Five of his strikeouts were looking, including all three in the third, when he caught pitcher Rick Porcello, Davis and Kinsler looking at strike three. "He was just beating guys with his velocity. They just couldnt get the head out front," Black said. "But when you have a pitcher hitting the glove for called third strikes, and you see the look on the hitters, and I saw that early on, I knew he had a good feel for his fastball." Dating to Aug. 19, Cashner has allowed two or fewer earned runs in nine straight starts for an ERA of 0.96. "He pitched outstanding," said Brad Ausmus, who worked in San Diegos front office before being hired as Detroits manager in early November. "Hes always been a hard thrower. He located extremely well. His slider was extremely effective, his changeup. I know hes not a household name, but I know what h is capable of." The Padres hit Porcello hard, collecting 10 hits in his 6 1-3 innings. He left after Cashner singled. The Padres were onto Porcello from the start. Everth Cabrera hit a leadoff single, advanced on two groundouts and scored on Gyorkos triple. The ball hit the heel of right fielder Don Kellys glove and hit the ground as Kelly slammed headfirst into the wall. After being checked by a trainer, Kelly stayed in the game. Headley then doubled into the left-centre gap to bring in Gyorko. Headley homered to right on a 2-2 slider from Porcello with one out in the sixth, his first. It was estimated at 385 feet. Seth Smith was aboard on a leadoff double. Porcello (1-1) allowed five runs and struck out five. "There were a couple of balls up in the zone that the Padres hitters took advantage of," Ausmus said. "But he kept us in the game. Its really more about the way Cashner pitched more than anything else." NOTES: Padres CF Cameron Maybin, who ruptured his left biceps tendon making a diving catch in a spring game on March 2, began a rehab assignment with Triple-A El Paso. Manager Bud Black said hed like Maybin to get more than 20 at-bats during the assignment. "Right now hes restarting his spring training," Black said. "Hes in baseball shape. Now weve got to get him in baseball-ready shape." ... Black said pitcher Josh Johnson, whos also on the DL, still has soreness in his forearm. ... Black said LF Carlos Quentin, on the DL with a bone bruise in his left knee, is working in the weight room and hitting in the indoor batting cage. Black said Quentin is getting close to hitting on the field. ... The series continues Saturday night when Tigers RHP Justin Verlander (0-1, 2.57 ERA) is scheduled to face RHP Ian Kennedy (1-1, 3.27). Verlander was one of several top players the Padres could have taken with the first pick in the 2004 amateur draft. Instead, they took local SS Matt Bush, who was a bust. Verlander went to the Tigers with the second overall pick. Jeimer Candelario Jersey . 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As the Winnipeg Blue Bombers opened their main training camp Sunday, Kuale is one of the newcomers brought in to bolster a sagging defence that ranked overall where the Bombers finished 2013, in the CFL cellar with a league high 585 points against.SACRAMENTO, Calif. - With DeMarcus Cousins sidelined with an illness, Rudy Gay felt the burden to carry the load for the Sacramento Kings as a scorer, defender and team leader.At least for one night, Gay looked comfortable in that role.Gay scored 29 points and guarded Gordon Hayward aggressively in the final three quarters, and the Kings overcame Cousins absence to beat the struggling Utah Jazz 101-92 on Monday night.A lot of times Ive been settling and sitting back thinking I have him, said Gay, who made 10 of 19 shots. Weve kind of been a tandem so far this year, but hes not out there, so I have to be aggressive on both ends.Darren Collison added 16 points and six assists, and rookie Nik Stauskas scored a season-high 15 points to go with eight rebounds as Sacramento pulled away in the fourth quarter for a rare win without its franchise centre.Cousins sat out for the sixth straight game because of viral meningitis, which will sideline him at least the rest of the week. The Kings are 2-4 without Cousins this season and had lost 17 of their previous 18 games when he doesnt play.Were a great team with him, but were also a great team without him. We have to believe that to win games, Gay said.Hayward scored 12 of his 19 points in the first quarter, and Alec Burks returned from a left shoulder injury to score 16 points for the Jazz, who have lost nine in a row under first-year coach Quin Snyder.Sacramento outshot Utah 47.3 to 40.5 per cent.We are just going to have to put it all together, said Jazz guard Trey Burke, who scored 13 points. If we play like we did tonight on the defensive end, I am sure our offence is going to come around.The Kings scored 12 straight points early in the fourth to take an 80-70 lead. Utah rallied with a 7-0 run, and the teams traded baskets over the next few minutes.Stauskas put Sacramento in control for good when he converted a twisting layup while getting fouled by Rodney Hood. The three-point play putt the Kings up 89-79 with 3:22 remaining.ddddddddddddings coach Michael Malone joked that Stauskas became a man in the NBA with the late-game performance. The eighth overall pick out of Michigan just said he felt like his old self again after an early season slump.I feel like this is all I really needed, Stauskas said.The victory kept the Kings (11-10) above .500 and slowed a slide that started when Cousins got ill, which is expected to keep him out longer than the team originally anticipated. Malone said that Cousins will need time to practice and work back into shape whenever he is cleared to resume basketball activities.Without their big man in the middle, Sacramento started slow again.Utah (5-16) seized the momentum early, with Hayward having his way in the first quarter to the help the Jazz go ahead 31-23. But the Kings came back in the second quarter with their defence, getting out in transition for easy baskets, including fast-break dunks by Gay and Ben McLemore in the final minute.Sacramento led 55-49 at the half.__TIP-INSJazz: It was the first of four meetings between Utah and Sacramento this season. The Jazz won last seasons series 2-1. ... Utah had 20 assists and 13 turnovers.Kings: Lead assistant coach Tyrone Corbin, the former Jazz coach, injured his Achilles tendon working out last week. He shared hugs and handshakes with some of Utahs staff outside the Kings locker room but will not be on the bench until his injury progress. ... Sacramento had 18 assists and 17 turnovers.FLYING MOUTHPIECEJazz centre Enes Kanter was called for a technical foul with 4:34 remaining after throwing his mouthpiece into the stands, drawing boos from the crowd. Gay missed the free throw.SINGING TANDEMRapper Tyga performed at halftime with Anjali Ranadive, the daughter of Kings owner Vivek Ranadive. She goes by the stage name Anjali World.NEXT UPJazz: Host San Antonio on Tuesday.Kings: At the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. ' ' '