Despite rumors swirling around the last couple of days, Jameson Taillon was not traded and made his scheduled start for the Cubs Monday in Cincinnati. The big righty probably wished he had been scratched after the Reds rocked him for six runs in a blowout loss.
Cincinnati did almost all their damage against Taillon via a pair of home runs. Will Benson hit a majestic two-run blast down the right field line in the 2nd inning that made it 2-0, then TJ Friedl put the game on ice with a line-drive three-run homer to give his team a 6-0 lead in the 5th.