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Less than three weeks after testicular cancer surgery, Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Jameson Taillon struck out six in three scoreless innings in his first rehab start. Taillon allowed one hit and one walk for Double-A Altoona on Sunday, throwing one wild pitch. "It was therapeutic," Taillon said of the outing,? according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "The pitching mound -- not to sound corny -- is where I feel most comfortable. That's where I spend a lot of my time. That's my job." He had surgery May 8, five days after a loss at Cincinnati in which he allowed six runs in five innings. Taillon, 25, is 2-1 with a 3.31 ERA in six major league starts. He was the second overall pick in the 2010 Continue to Article

May 28, 2017 7:35:pm EST

Jameson Taillon returned to the mound just three weeks after having surgery to for testicular cancer. Three weeks after having surgery for testicular cancer, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jameson Taillon returned to the mound. Taillon got the start for the Double-A Altoona Curve, and didn’t miss a beat. Continue to Article

May 28, 2017 5:49:pm EST

Chase Anderson's smile following a near no-hitter barely masked what it meant to perform well against the Diamondbacks franchise that decided to move him. ''I knew those guys as friends, as the team that traded you away,'' Anderson said. Anderson (3-1) took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers snapped Arizona's five-game winning streak with a 6-1 victory on Saturday. Continue to Article

May 27, 2017 8:14:pm EST

Chase Anderson has a no-hitter through six innings for the Milwaukee Brewers against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday. The 29-year-old right-hander tied a career high with 10 strikeouts but walked three and threw 97 pitches. The Brewers lead 3-0. Arizona's best opportunity for a hit was when Jeff Mathis flied out to the warning track in the fifth. Anderson was drafted by Arizona in 2009 and pitched for the Diamondbacks in 2014 and 2015 before Milwaukee acquired him a in trade last year. Continue to Article

May 27, 2017 6:52:pm EST

DENVER, CO. - The St. Louis Cardinals have added a fresh arm to their bullpen, today announcing the contract purchase of pitcher John Brebbia from Memphis (AAA). When he appears in a game, Brebbia will be making his Major League debut. In the corresponding roster move, pitcher Miguel Socolovich has been designated for assignment. Pronounced “Breh-be-ah”, the right-hander will turn 27 years old next month. He was selected by the Cardinals from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the Triple-A phase of the Rule V draft in December of 2015. He split the 2016 season between Springfield (AA) and Memphis (AAA). At Memphis, the 6-2, 205-pound reliever was 1-1 with three saves and a 1.69 ERA (26.2 IP) in 15 games Continue to Article

May 27, 2017 5:07:pm EST

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