Taillon dominates Royals with career-high 11 K's

Taillon K's 11 over 7 scoreless PITTSBURGH -- The number of strikeouts stood out on Tuesday night: 11, a career high. The run total? That was business as usual for Jameson Taillon.

Taillon shut out and set down the Royals over seven dominant innings, his 20th straight start allowing three earned runs or fewer. After Kansas City tied the game in the ninth, Starling Marte reached on an infield single and scored on Ryan Lavarnway's pinch-hit, walk-off single to center in the 11th to secure a 2-1 win at PNC Park. Pittsburgh has won four straight and 10 of its last 13 games.

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Taillon is the first Pirates starter to allow three earned runs or fewer in 20 straight starts since…