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. He gave up three runs in seven innings in his first start with Pittsburgh on Sunday. 2016 SEC Womens Tennis Championship April 20-24, 2016 -- Baton Rouge, La.Tournament Photo GalleryWednesday, April 20MatchBox ScoreRecapMatch 1: #14 Alabama 4, #11 Missouri 0Box ScoreRecapMatch 2: #12 Ole Miss 4, #13 Tennessee 3Box ScoreRecapThursday, April 21MatchBox ScoreRecapMatch 3: #7 Mississippi State 4, #10 Arkansas 1Box ScoreRecapMatch 4: #6 Texas A&M 6, #14 Alabama 0Box ScoreRecapMatch 5: #8 LSU 4, #9 Kentucky 3Box ScoreRecapMatch 6: #5 South Carolina 4, #12 Ole Miss 0Box ScoreRecapFriday, April 22QuarterfinalsBox ScoreRecapMatch 7: #2 Vanderbilt 4, #7 Mississippi State 2Box ScoreRecapMatch 8: #3 Georgia 4, #6 Texas A&M 1Box ScoreRecapMatch 9: #1 Florida 4, #8 LSU 0Box ScoreRecapMatch 10: #4 Auburn 4, #5 South Carolina 0Box ScoreRecapSaturday, April 23SemifinalsBox ScoreRecapMatch 11: #3 Georgia 4, #2 Vanderbilt 0Box ScoreRecapMatch 12: #1 Florida 4, #4 Auburn 2Box ScoreRecapSunday, April 24ChampionshipWatchBox ScoreRecapChampionship: #1 Florida 4, #3 Georgia 2Watch ReplayBox ScoreRecap ' ' '