MIAMI — An improbable pitching duel unfolded Saturday night at Marlins Park. On one side, the former second overall draft pick coming off a shutout was dodging baserunners left and right, but holding the Miami Marlins scoreless. On the other, the undrafted righty making his third major league start buzzed his way through what up to this point has been the league’s best offense.
Jameson Taillon and Trevor Richards combined for 13 scoreless innings in Saturday’s 1-0 Pirates victory. They departed a scoreless tie. Two bunts, including Corey Dickerson’s pop-up bunt single, brought across the game’s lone run in the ninth.