Cubs make easy work of Marlins in Jameson Taillon's season debut

Jameson Taillon worked five strong innings in his season debut as the host Chicago Cubs picked up an 8-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday afternoon in the opener of a four-game series. Activated from the 15-day injured list on Thursday, Taillon (1-0) surrendered just one run on three hits. Nico Hoerner went 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles, an RBI and a run for Chicago, which also got two hits apiece from Cody Bellinger, Dansby Swanson and Mike Tauchman.