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Taillon wraps spring with Montreal tuneup

"Just a quick little tuneup, go into the season feeling good and encouraged," Taillon said. "This is different than Spring Training. This felt real."

Taillon escaped a jam in the first inning, when Kevin Pillar's single and Troy Tulowitzki's walk put runners on first and second. The crowd roared for hometown favorite Russell Martin, but the Jays catcher tapped a harmless grounder back to the mound for the third out.

Pillar's RBI groundout
Kevin Pillar brings home Darwin Barney with a groundout to open the scoring in the bottom of the 3rd inning

Stroman countered for the Blue Jays and tossed four scoreless innings.