Taillon struck out two and surrendered eight hits, four earned runs and a walk over four innings in a no-decision against the Dodgers on Friday.
The 24-year-old right-hander fired 70 pitches during his time on the mound, with 43 of those crossing the strike zone. He fell behind often, notching first-pitch strikes on only eight of 20 hitters, and he coaxed just six swinging strikes overall. One positive was that Taillon did keep the ball in the park after being touched up for three home runs versus the Cubs in his last start, which was one of two differences between the stat line he generated in that game and Friday's outing. The other was decidedly less encouraging, as Taillon only managed to record a pair of whiffs after mowing down five in his prior trip to the mound. The heralded rookie will try again for his second major league victory next Wednesday against the Mariners.