RHP Jason Hammel did not allow a hit until the fifth inning and allowed one run and six hits over six-plus innings. "It's the best of the three (starts) so far for myself," Hammel said. "Better fastball command, good use of the slider and I was able to execute down in the zone. I got some help from the defense, too."

RHP Jason Hammel will draw the Tuesday starting assignment against the Giants. He is 0-2 with a 3.17 ERA in 11 career appearances against San Francisco.

RHP Jason Hammel made his Royals debut on Thursday, pitching five innings and allowing three runs on six hits and four walks. He struck out two batters. Hammel retired the first four batters he faced but ran into trouble afterward and he threw 95 pitches in the five innings. He left after walking the leadoff batter in the sixth inning. None of Kansas City's starters could get out of the sixth inning in the opening series.

RHP Jason Hammel (15-10) will skip his scheduled start Friday in Cincinnati due to right elbow tightness. The move is precautionary, and Hammel said he could have pitched through the discomfort, although it bothered him to throw sliders in his last start. "To tell you the truth, I feel pretty good," Hammel said. "It stinks. I want to make the start, but we're thinking ahead about availability for October, obviously."

RHP Jason Hammel (15-10) will skip his scheduled start Friday in Cincinnati with right elbow tightness. The move is precautionary and Hammel said he could have pitched through the discomfort, although it bothered him to throw sliders in his last start.

RHP Jason Hammel (15-10) struggled in his latest audition for a playoffs roster spot on Saturday against the Cardinals. He allowed six runs and six hits in 2 1/3 innings, tying his second-shortest outing of the season. His ERA rose from 3.56 to 3.83.

RHP Jason Hammel 15-9, 3.56 ERA) makes his 30th start of the season on Saturday. He's gone 10-1 with a 1.94 ERA in 14 home starts, the second-lowest ERA in baseball. In his last outing Sept. 19 against Cincinnati, he allowed two runs on four hits in seven innings in the Cubs' 5-2 come-from-behind victory. His 15 wins are a career-high. Hammel is 4-5 with a 4.95 ERA in 11 starts against the Cardinals.

RHP Jason Hammel (15-9) improved to 7-0 at Wrigley Field over his last seven starts as he allowed just two runs on four hits while striking out six and walking one on Monday. He has a 1.84 ERA in 14 home starts this season, the third best mark in the majors. Hammel became the fourth Cubs pitcher with at least 15 victories, the first time Chicago has had that many since 1935.

RHP Jason Hammel (14-9, 3.60 ERA) starts Monday against the visiting Reds. He is 9-1 with a 1.77 ERA in 13 home starts. It is the second-best home record in baseball (trailing only teammate Kyle Hendricks). He is is 3-1 with a 3.52 ERA in 11 career games (10 starts) against Cincinnati. Hammel has not allowed a run in his past three starts against the Reds, including two scoreless appearances this season.

RHP Jason Hammel fanned a season-high nine hitters in 5 2/3 innings Tuesday night but lost because he served up a pair of two-out, two-run homers. Hammel gave up six hits and four runs, walking two, as he was denied his third victory of the season in Busch Stadium. Hammel, who lamented the number of homers he has allowed lately, has coughed up a team-high 23 in 157 1/3 innings.

RHP Jason Hammel gets the call Tuesday night when Chicago continues its three-game series in St. Louis. Hammel was rocked for 13 hits and nine runs, eight earned, over 5 2/3 innings in Milwaukee Sept. 6, continuing a recent trend of inconsistent outings. But Hammel, who's 4-4 with a 4.80 ERA in 10 career starts against the Cardinals, owns two wins this year at Busch Stadium.

RHP Jason Hammel (14-7) rebounded from back-to-back losses with his Wednesday outing against the Pirates. He allowed one run and three hits, striking out six and walking three in six innings. "(Hammel's) fastball was good, slider was good, the walks bit him a little bit, but purely physical stuff, he was outstanding," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. "He was pounding the strike zone, he's pitched well here. Early on, he took command better and got off to a better start."

RHP Jason Hammel (13-7, 3.21 ERA) will pitch Wednesday against Pittsburgh in place of originally scheduled LHP Mike Montgomery, who moves to Thursday against San Francisco. Hammel, hit for three runs on five hits in a 2 1/3-inning outing Saturday at Los Angeles, will get a chance to bounce back sooner than expected. He is 3-2 in August with two consecutive losses.

RHP Jason Hammel (13-7) lasted only 2 1/3 innings, surrendering three runs on five hits with one strikeout and no walks on 39 pitches (28 strikes).

RHP Jason Hammel allowed 10 hits and 10 runs, six earned, in 3 1/3 innings Sunday at Coors Field. Hammel gave up 10 runs, all earned, on July 1 while pitching four innings at the New York Mets. He became the first Cubs pitcher since Sheriff Blake in 1930 to allow 10 runs in two starts in a single season.

DETROIT -- Danny Duffy won his ninth straight decision with the aid of four solo home runs, including the first of Raul Mondesi's career, as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers 6-1 on Tuesday at Comerica Park.Duffy (10-1) limited the Tigers to one run on three hits while striking out five in 7 2/3 innings. He has the longest winning streak by a Royals pitcher since Jeremy Guthrie won 10 straight decisions in 2012-13.The breakthrough homer for the 21-year-old Mondesi came in his 19th game and 60th official at-bat.Alex Gordon, Eric Hosmer and Kendrys Morales also homered for Kansas City, which has won eight of 10. Gordon, who scored twice, stretched his hitting streak to seven gamesTigers starter Justin Verlander (12-7) allowed five runs -- three earned -- on four hits while striking out six in seven-plus innings.Blue Jays 12, Yankees 6NEW YORK -- Edwin Encarnacion and Russell Martin hit two-run homers in the eighth inning as Toronto rallied from a six-run deficit for a victory... [More]

RHP Jason Hammel (13-5) won his career-best sixth straight while allowing just two hits, walking three and striking out seven over seven scoreless innings. Hammel has not allowed a run in his last 22 innings, all at Wrigley Field. "I had good fastball command tonight except for three or four hitters," said Hammel, who tossed his third straight scoreless outing. "The walks are bugging me. Unnecessary stress. If I could clean that up we're going to be in a really good place." Cubs starting pitchers are now 10-0 with a 1.12 ERA in 14 games this month.

RHP Jason Hammel (12-5) fired seven shutout innings of four-hit ball to beat the Angels on Wednesday. He is 5-0 since the All-Star break, the first time in his career he has wins in five consecutive starts. He also improved to 7-1 with a 1.99 ERA in 11 home starts. Hammel has allowed two or fewer runs in six straight starts within a single season for the first time since April 8-May 5, 2012. He joins Jake Arrieta and John Lester with 12-plus wins.

RHP Jason Hammel (11-5, 3.07 ERA) was activated off the bereavement list on Tuesday and is scheduled to make his 22nd start of the season as the Cubs and Angels wrap up the two-game series. In his last outing on Aug. 2 against Miami he threw six scoreless innings in a 3-2 Cubs victory. Hammel is 1-3 with a 6.59 ERA in six games against the Angels.

RHP Jason Hammel was activated off the bereavement list on Tuesday and is expected to start Wednesday in the interleague series finale against the Angels at Wrigley Field.Hammel has won each of his last four starts to improve to 11-5 mark with a 3.07 ERA this season. The 33-year-old scattered four hits over six scoreless innings against the Miami Marlins on Aug. 2 before being placed on the bereavement list following a death in the family.