Taillon talks with press after his shutout win over the Trenton Thunder.
The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to find themselves in the thick of the dog fight that is the MLB playoff race. For an organization that relies heavily on the production from their home grown products, they have arguably the two best pitching prospects in the game in Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon anchoring their Altoona rotation.
Last night, the Curve rolled out Taillon to make his Double-A debut at Waterfront Park against the Thunder in a supreme match up on the hill against Trenton All-Star ace, Brett Marshall.
Marshall came into last night trying to straighten out the sudden struggles he has run into this month after a dominating July that saw him go 3-1 with a 2.20 ERA. In three August starts, Marshall had gone 2-1 with a 5.31 ERA and for the first time showed signs of possible fatigue having set a career high in innings pitched with 141.1.
Altoona would draw first blood when first baseman Matt Curry sin...
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Gerrit Cole,
Brett Marshall,
Matt Curry,
Adalberto Santos,
Bryce Harper
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals, Florida State Seminoles
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals, Florida State Seminoles
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