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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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The Spokane goaltender finished with 28 saves, including a Brandon Fushimi penalty shot in the second period that would have tied the game 1-1.RENTON, Wash. -- Jimmy Graham jogged out wearing his white Seattle practice uniform as usual on Wednesday.Except this time, Graham was wearing his helmet, too.When you are away from it for as long as Ive been, its very sweet when you get the opportunity to do it again, Graham said.Graham was activated off the physically unable to perform list by the Seahawks, another step in his recovery from his major knee injury last season. Coach Pete Carroll kept saying Graham was inching closer to a return, and one day after running back Thomas Rawls got back on the field, Graham joined in.Graham went through a light practice, doing some positional drills but not taking part in any full team work. It was his first time on the field with his teammates since Week 12 of last season when he tore the patellar tendon in his right knee in a game against Pittsburgh.Graham had surgery almost immediately after the injury and his right knee was completely immobilized for 11 to 12 weeks. The recovery from a patellar tendon tear can sometimes take up to a year but Graham was back on the field in less than nine months.There were some dark days. Its been eight months and its been a constant eight months, Graham said. Ive never been through something where every day you had to do something for it. Every day you wake up and until you go to bed youre doing some type of rehab. Its been like that for me for eight months and it will continue to be like that for me for the next eight months. Its something Im always going to have to pay attention to.Grahams injury happened as he attempted to pull in a pass in the end zone during Seattles victory over the Steelers. Seattle had struggled to find the best ways to utilize Graham even before the injury. Some games he was dominant over the middle. Some gamees he mostly disappeared.dddddddddddd.Graham already had four catches in the game against the Steelers before going down. He finished the season with 48 receptions and two touchdowns.The pain was pretty terrible. Thats for sure, Graham said. And when you look down at your knee and dont see your kneecap you know something is wrong.Now, the lingering question is whether he still has the speed and agility that made him such a difficult matchup prior to the injury. A number of players have been unable to return to form after a patellar tendon tear. New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz, who had the same injury, told Graham not to rush his return.I dont think about how other guys have been or what its done to other guys, Graham said. I think Im a little different. Im still fast, which is real good.Graham now wants to start rebuilding his link with quarterback Russell Wilson. Its unlikely that Graham will play in the preseason and he jokingly said hes not allowed to say whether hell be ready for the season opener against Miami on Sept. 11.Its time for me to start that connection with Russ. I think we both felt it, Graham said. Ive been out here busting my butt every morning and every afternoon, so its time.Game notesSecond-round pick DT Jarran Reed left the field Wednesday after appearing to have his left ankle stepped on during a drill. Reed limped off to the sideline under his own power but was taken to the locker room by cart. There was no update on his status. ... WR Doug Baldwin returned to limited work after missing the past week when his Achilles tendon was stepped on.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '