Bucs Dugout · Apr 14, 2019
Game Thread: Taillon takes on Scherzer in rubber match
A day after the bullpen coughing up another late inning lead, the Pirates send Jameson Taillon to the mound against the Nationals’ Max Scherzer at 1:35 p.m. Eastern, in a valiant effort to leave Washington with two wins.
Taillon was knocked out of Monday’s game in Chicago early, allowing six unearned runs in a second inning that was a defensive nightmare. Arguably the top arm in the Pirates insurgent starting rotation, his results through three games have lagged a bit beyond his teammates even if objectively rating as quality - as his 3.00 ERA and 1.07 WHIP are worst of the five in the rotation, and his 7.80 strikeouts every nine innings rates above only Trevor Williams.