Struggles continue for Jameson Taillon as White Sox get to him early

After winning Friday night’s opener of the Crosstown Classic, the Chicago Cubs were looking to win the series on Saturday. But that quickly went down the drain as the Cubs fell behind early.

The White Sox hit starter Jameson Taillon early and often, scoring three runs on Miguel Vargas’ three-run home run. That set the tone for the game and the Cubs never recovered.

Taillon gave up 8 earned runs on 8 hits and a walk in the game. He gave up a total of five home runs including two to Munetaka Murakami who now has 16 on the season. After getting shelled, Taillon now leads the MLB in a stat that is going to make Cubs fans want to look the other way.

Jameson Taillon can’t stop giving up home runs

With the five home runs given up on Saturday, Taillon leads MLB this season in most home runs allowed with 15. That’s certainly not a great stat and one that should have the Cubs worried.

Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon has given up 15 Home runs ,an MLB high at the moment.

— Bruce Levine (@MLBBruceLevine) May 17, 2026

Following the outing, Taillon spoke on his outing and took responsibility.

“Its no secret that I pitch lefties away a lot. Just feels like there is some damage being done on pitches away, where that’s been a strength in the past,” Taillon said. “I probably need to pitch in more, pitch up more. Just be a little more unpredictable. The game’s telling me it’s not good enough. Need to be better. Just gotta find a way to punch back and make that adjustment.”

For the Cubs, they have dealt with a rash of injuries to their starting pitching. They began the season without Justin Steele and then lost Cade Horton early on. Since then, Matthew Boyd has also gotten hurt and has been out for significant time. If the Cubs want to continue in this pennant race this Summer, they really need a guy like Taillon to step it up.

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