Jameson Taillon’s first big-league start in seven weeks required just six pitches to retire the first two Milwaukee Brewers hitters he faced.

By the end of the first inning, however, Taillon’s pitch count had climbed to 30 as the Chicago Cubs trailed by one run. For a bullpen that covered 11 outs in Game 1 of Tuesday’s doubleheader at Wrigley Field, the Cubs needed Taillon to give them quality innings in the nightcap.

Six batters in, that possibility was quickly slipping away.

“It’s kind of what the Brewers do, they treat every at-bat like it’s a really big moment,” Taillon said. “Two outs, nobody on, they build something.”

Once Taillon escaped the first inning without further damage, he regrouped in the dugout with pitching coach Tommy Hottovy and catcher Carson Kelly to go over the g

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