Let’s get this out of the way first thing.
Jameson Taillon had thrown seven outstanding innings, 89 pitches, 61 strikes.
Should he have thrown another one? The numbers say no. Taillon has thrown more than 100 pitches once this year, 105 vs. the Cardinals back in May, and since then his game high has been 96, last month against the Tigers.
So 89 pitches it was, and the Cubs bullpen has been really good lately, in particular Jorge López, who had allowed just two runs in 21 appearances (23u2154 innings) as a Cub. It seemed like the logical, correct thing to do.