There was a first-inning rain delay while Taillon was on the mound, but it probably didn’t shorten his outing at all. He allowed three hits, walked two and struck out six in the 87-pitch start. By not giving up a homer for the first time this season, he lowered his ERA from 5.40 to 4.73. He’s due to face the Phillies next time out.

Taillon allowed three hits in the contest, and he issued one free pass while firing 63-of-89 pitches for strikes. He gave up a solo homer to Fernando Tatis Jr., but he limited the hard contact for most of the contest in a solid outing against a competent San Diego lineup. Taillon still has a 5.40 ERA, but he’s pitched better than those numbers after his ugly first start of the campaign. He’ll face the Diamondbacks next weekend.

Taillon piled up six strikeouts on the evening while allowing only one base on balls. The Rangers scratched out a pair against him in the second inning on a two-run single by Jonah Heim, then Taillon served up a solo homer to Wyatt Langford in the third. He settled in nicely after that though and put up zeroes over his final three innings to keep his team in the game. The 33-year-old hurler got 12 whiffs on 85 pitches on the night, registering a CSW of 32 percent. He’ll look to further improve upon his 6.06 ERA and 1.35 WHIP when he squares off against the Padres in San Diego on Monday.

Brent Rooker hit a two-run homer in the third, but Taillon already had a five-run cushion at that point, and this went down as an easy win for him. Of course, his season debut last week was much more difficult, so he’ll go into next week’s outing against the Rangers with a 6.97 ERA.