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Taillon leads Pirates over Rockies in comeback game

PITTSBURGH (AP) —
Jameson Taillon pitched
five scoreless innings
on his return from treat-
ments for testicular can-
cer to help the Pitts-
burgh Pirates beat the
Colorado Rockies 7-2 in
Major League Baseball
on Monday night.
Taillon (3-1) allowed five
hits, walked two and
struck out five.
The 25-year-old had sur-
gery May 8, four days af-
ter losing to the Reds at
Cincinnati, then made
three rehab starts in the
minor leagues.
Josh Harrison hit a two-
run home run, his eighth,
in the first inning off Kyle
Freeland (7-4).
Harrison, David Freese
and Jose Osuna each
had two hits for the Pi-
rates.
Freeland, a rookie, lost
for the first time in seven
road starts by giving up
five runs (four earned)
and nine hits in 5 2/3 in-
nings. Freeland failed to Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jameson Taillon delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in
pitch the past the sixth Pittsburgh, Monday, June 12, 2017.
inning for just the second Associated Press
time in his last 10 starts Still under .500 but get- before being pulled. On came from three runs scored against a Nation-
and allowed a home ting healthier, the Mets Saturday, Cespedes hit a down to beat Washing- als bullpen that blew its
run in a sixth consecu- started a key two-week grand slam at Atlanta in ton and snap a three- 11th save and second
tive outing. stretch where they face his return from a six-week game skid. during a four-game los-
METS 6, CUBS 1 14 straight games against stint on the disabled list. Flowers had been hitless ing streak.
NEW YORK (AP) — Ja- teams that reached the He had been out with a in his first four at-bats be- Albers (2-1) allowed the
cob deGrom pitched a NL playoffs last year. strained left hamstring, fore he took Albers’ fast- final three runs in the
five-hitter and Asdrubal The Cubs dropped to 31- and also had been ball to the opposite field ninth after entering to
Cabrera atoned for an 32 with their ninth straight nagged by trouble with and into the Nationals work out of an eighth-
embarrassing error by road loss — the World Se- his quadriceps. bullpen. inning jam.
lining two home runs ries champions haven’t John Lackey (4-7) fell to Matt Adams hit a pair of Atlanta’s bullpen al-
and turning four double won away from Wrigley 0-4 in five starts. homers, including one lowed two runs over 5
plays as the Mets beat Field in a month dur- BRAVES 11, NATIONALS off starter Stephen Stras- and 2/3 innings.
the Cubs. ing their worst road skid 10 burg. Jason Motte (1-0)
DeGrom (5-3) threw since 2012. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Nationals’ ace gave pitched a scoreless
the Mets’ first complete Mets star outfielder Yoe- Tyler Flowers hit a go- up six runs and three eighth and Jim Johnson
game of the season as nis Cespedes left the ahead three-run home homers. Adams’ sec- allowed a run but com-
New York won its fourth game because of a sore run off Matt Albers in the ond homer, a solo shot, pleted the ninth for his
in a row. left heel. He went 1 for 3 ninth inning as Atlanta was the first of five runs 13th save.q