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Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon won’t measure his start against the Phillies in a 10-2 win Thursday by how deep he pitched into the game – seven innings – or the number of runs he allowed – two. He won’t even judge his success on the mere four hits he allowed or the utter lack of walks.
Before his next start, he’ll go through each of the 88 pitches he threw Thursday and answer, “Did I execute it the way I intended?” with a simple yes or no.
“If I’m at like 75%, there’s a good chance I had a good night,” Taillon said in a recent conversation with the Sun-Times.