Jameson Taillon pitched seven crisp innings, Christopher Morel homered and the Chicago Cubs cooled off the New York Mets with an 8-1 victory on Saturday.
Taillon struck out a season-high 10 in his first win since May 4. The right-hander allowed one run and six hits.
New York averaged 6.6 runs and 10.3 hits while going 12-3 in its previous 15 games, including an 11-1 victory in the series opener on Friday. But it was held in check by Taillon and two relievers on a hot afternoon at Wrigley Field. “I'm not out there just consciously trying to get swings and misses,” Taillon said. “So it's like, if it happens, it happens. Otherwise, I'm just going to kind of keep doing me and just naturally, organically let it happen by being in good counts and stuff like that.”“I just need to get better," Megill said."Team doesn’t deserve that, bullpen sure doesn’t deserve that. Overall, just need to come out firing, get outs quick and finish hitters when I have the opportunity.
Tomás Nido went 1 for 4 in his first start for Chicago, driving in Crow-Armstrong with a double in the sixth. The veteran catcher was designated for assignment by the Mets on June 11 and signed with the Cubs on Wednesday.playfully swiped at Nido's glove after he caught a foul tip for strike three for the final out in the fifth.
“That's my brother. We've known each other since we were 10 years old,” a grinning Nido said. “So it's all fun and games.”departed in the second because of right knee soreness — a persistent issue for the 35-year-old veteran. Manager Carlos Mendoza said Marte probably will have some testing done on Monday. ... RHP is expected to throw batting practice on Sunday. Mendoza said Senga will throw about 20 pitches to hitters at the team’s facility in Florida. ...
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