The Chicago Cubs cooled off the New York Mets with an 8-1 victory on Saturday.
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."It's a day where he had everything going," Cubs manager Craig Counsell said.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.
Pete Crow-Armstrong capped the fast start with a standup triple into the corner in right, driving in Swanson.Morel made it 6-0 with a 446-foot drive to center in the third. It was Morel's team-high 14th homer. 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.
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