Jameson Taillon returns from injured list, but so does tendency to allow long ball
<p>When right-hander Jameson Taillon went on the injured list June 8 with a strained left hamstring, he was leading the major leagues in home runs allowed with 20.</p><p>Thanks to being away for six weeks, Taillon isn’t leading the majors anymore. But considering the first inning of his first start back Monday against the Tigers, he could be again soon.</p><p>Taillon allowed a three-run homer to Riley Greene and a solo shot to Dillon Dingler — among several hard-hit balls — to put the Cubs in an early hole.</p><p>The Athletics’ Jeffrey Springs entered the day having allowed a major-league-high 26 homers.
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<p>When right-hander Jameson Taillon went on the injured list June 8 with a strained left hamstring, he was leading the major leagues in home runs allowed with 20.</p><p>Thanks to being away for six weeks, Taillon isn’t leading the majors anymore. But considering the first inning of his first start back Monday against the Tigers, he could be again soon.</p><p>Taillon allowed a three-run homer to Riley Greene and a solo shot to Dillon Dingler — among several hard-hit balls — to put the Cubs in an early hole.</p><p>The Athletics’ Jeffrey Springs entered the day having allowed a major-league-high 26 homers. At this rate, he could be surpassed soon.</p><p>Before the game, Cubs manager Craig Counsell said that Taillon’s execution had to be better. Clearly, that wasn’t the case in the first.</p><p>“When we talk about execution for a guy like Taillon, it’s, I can put a ball on the outside edge, or I can throw a ball [outside the zone], based on the aggressiveness of the hitter,” Counsell said.
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- <p>When right-hander Jameson Taillon went on the injured list June 8 with a strained left hamstring, he was leading the major leagues in home runs allowed with 20.</p><p>Thanks to being away for six weeks, Taillon isn’t leading the majors anymore. But considering the first inning of his first start back Monday against the Tigers, he could be again soon.</p><p>Taillon allowed a three-run homer to Riley Greene and a solo shot to Dillon Dingler — among several hard-hit balls — to put the Cubs in an early hole.</p><p>The Athletics’ Jeffrey Springs entered the day having allowed a major-league-high 26 homers.
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