"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 favourite Russell Martin, but the Jays catcher tapped a harmless grounder back to the mound for the third out.
Stroman countered for the Blue Jays and tossed four scoreless innings.