PITTSBURGH -- Pirates rookie Jameson Taillon keeps building up his innings by limiting his pitches.Taillon threw three-hit ball for eight innings and Pittsburgh got a pair of RBI from David Freese to beat the San Diego Padres 4-0.Taillon (3-2) struck out four, walked two and threw 101 pitches.Pitch efficiency continues to be first and foremost for me, manager Clint Hurdle said. Its very, very attractive. Today, he averaged just 12 pitches per inning. ... I think it was 18 out of 22 first-pitch strikes. Hes pounding the zone.Taillon has improved his two-seam fastball and is developing his changeup.Im just playing with pitch sequencing. I had my curveball early, it kind of went away for a couple innings in the middle of the game. Thats when the changeup played, he said.Taillon matched his longest outing in the majors. The Padres put only one runner in scoring position against him.Neftali Feliz got two outs in the ninth, and also gave up a single and a walk. Tony Watson posted his fourth save by striking out Jabari Blash.Josh Harrison hit a leadoff double in the first off Christian Friedrich (4-8) and scored on Freeses single.Freese hit an RBI double in the third and scored on a single by Gregory Polanco.Harrison singled home a run in the fourth.Similar to last start, just a couple bad pitches, Friedrich said. I felt pretty good, just would be happier trying to go deeper into games, obviously, and would like to knock out some of those big-run innings.Starling Marte snapped an 0-for-12 streak by getting two hits and scoring a run.We talked this morning to come out with some energy and get going, Freese said. We knew how hot it was going to be and knew they were going to be ready to roll. We had to step up and get it done.SIXTH MANClayton Richard will join the Padres rotation as they go with six starters beginning on Sunday. San Diego is in a stretch of 16 consecutive games and wants to use an extra starter in order to keep down the workload of Friedrich, who threw only 58 1/3 innings in 2015, and 23-year-old Luis Perdomo.TRAINERS ROOMPirates: C Francisco Cervelli did not play after leaving Wednesdays game with left wrist discomfort. Hei called the issue numbness and said it stemmed from tendinitis. Hurdle said he expects him to play sometime soon. ... 1B John Jaso missed his second straight game with general soreness stemming from a collision at home plate Tuesday.UP NEXTPadres: Paul Clemens (1-2, 4.61 ERA) will make his third straight turn in the rotation as the Padres begin a three-game series in New York against the Mets. He has not pitched more than five innings in any appearance this season.Pirates: Ivan Nova (8-6, 4.83) will make his second NL since coming over from the New York Yankees at the trade deadline as the Pirates start a three-game series at the Los Angeles Dodgers. 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Unfortunately, he won.Wilmer Flores hit a leadoff homer in the seventh inning, but New York went 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position and left seven runners on base in its fifth loss in seven games.Hitting is very, very hard. But weve had guys who have done this, who have driven in runs, manager Terry Collins said. Youre looking at three or four guys that have all driven in a lot of runs in their careers. Were hoping it turns, for sure.With one out and two on in the third, Rizzo fouled off five straight 2-2 pitches before driving a changeup deep into the bleachers in right-center for his 22nd homer.It was 2-2 for a while there. I dont think he wanted to go 3-2, Rizzo said. He was making good pitches and I was just fighting them off. Just try to grind at-bats. Thats what were so good at doing.The crowd of 41,353 cheered wildly as Rizzo rounded the bases on a picturesque night at Wrigley Field. The All-Star slugger is batting .339 with three homers and 10 RBI in July.Hes the anchor of the whole group. Theres no question about it, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said.The last time the Mets visited the iconic neighborhood ballpark, they finished off a sweep of the Cubs to advance to the World Series. They swept Chicago again in New York from June 30 to July 3, roughing up Jon Lester for one of the wins.This time around was much different.Lester (10-4) allowed one run and four hits in his first win in a month, helping the NL Central leaders win for the fourth time in five games since dropping five in a row.We were able to get some quick outs with some well-located fastballs and some well-located cutters, Lester said, so that was huge for us tonight.Hector Rondon replaced Carl Edwards Jr. with two runnners on in the ninth and got Travis dArnaud to bounce into a game-ending double play for his 16th save.ddddddddddddMatz was charged with four runs and eight hits in five-plus innings. The rookie left-hander dropped to 0-5 in his last nine starts.Even though I thought he threw the ball fine, he didnt have his real Grade-A stuff, Collins said. But he battled the best he could.Matz nearly had another run on his line, but left fielder Yoenis Cespedes cut down Willson Contreras with a perfect throw to the plate when the rookie tried to score from second on Szczurs third-inning single.WELCOME BACKNew Yorks Michael Conforto, who was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas after Sundays 5-0 win at Philadelphia, pinch-hit in the ninth and reached on an opposite-field single to left.I think its a testament to what Ive been working on, he said. Ive been trying to use the whole field like I did last year and earlier in the year. So I think its definitely a product of the things Ive been working on.TRAINERS ROOMMets: RHP Matt Harvey had season-ending thoracic outlet surgery in St. Louis. ... RHP Jim Henderson (biceps) is throwing 91 to 93 mph during his rehab stint at Triple-A Las Vegas, and Collins said the reliever is nearing a return.Cubs: OFs Dexter Fowler (right hamstring strain) and Jorge Soler (left hamstring strain) were traveling to Iowa and are expected to begin their rehab stints with the Triple-A club on Tuesday. Fowler could return to the Cubs by the end of the week.UP NEXTAll-Star RHPs Noah Syndergaard of the Mets and Jake Arrieta of the Cubs face off on Tuesday. Syndergaard (9-4, 2.56 ERA) was removed from last start on July 8 due to arm fatigue. I think the rest has been good for him, Collins said. Arrieta (12-4, 2.68 ERA) is looking to get back on track after allowing four or more earned runs in three consecutive starts for the first time since 2012.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap ' ' '