RHP Jason Hammel (6-1, 2.09 ERA) makes his 11th start of the season and looks for a longer outing than his last start on May 30 when he left after two innings because of cramping in his right hamstring. Hammel has allowed only three home runs in 56 innings. He's 4-4 all-time in 14 career games (11 starts) against Arizona.

RHP Jason Hammel will make his next start on schedule despite leaving after just two innings Monday with a right hamstring cramp. Cubs manager Joe Maddon made the optimistic assessment prior to Tuesday's game. Hammel departed after unsuccessfully attempting to start the third inning.

RHP Jason Hammel is expected to make his next start despite leaving after just two innings on Monday with a right hamstring cramp, manager Joe Maddon.

RHP Jason Hammel had no decision after leaving early with cramping in his right hamstring as he warmed up to pitch the third inning on Monday. Hammel worked two innings, allowing the game's only hit while walking one and striking out three. Hammel said he feels fine and manager Joe Maddon said he expects Hammel to make his next start.

RHP Jason Hammel (6-1, 2.17 ERA) makes his fourth start at home and 10th of the season on Monday. He earned his sixth victory last Tuesday at St. Louis, allowing just one run over 7 1/3 innings. He's only given up three home runs in 54 innings. Hammel has appeared in 16 career games against the Dodgers, going 2-6 with a 4.93 ERA.

RHP Jason Hammel didn't have good stuff or command, but rolled through 7 1/3 innings anyway and upped his record to 6-1 Tuesday night. Hammel allowed only four hits and a run, walking three and fanning four in his second win of the year over St. Louis. It was a season-long outing for Hammel, who hasn't started a season 6-1 since 2012.

RHP Jason Hammel is the starter for Tuesday night's game in St. Louis. Hammel is 3-3, 5.26 in eight career starts against the Cardinals, although he notched a 2-1 win against them on April 19 in Busch Stadium, allowing only one run over six innings. He's coming off a 5-3 loss in Milwaukee Thursday, his first loss of the year, after yielding four runs off five hits in six innings.

RHP Jason Hammel took his first loss of the season Thursday, allowing four runs, five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in six innings Thursday at Milwaukee. Hammel began the day 5-0 with a 1.77 ERA. He had never lost to the Brewers, going 8-0 with a 2.37 ERA in 11 career starts.

RHP Jason Hammel improved to 5-0 Friday as he worked a season-high 6 2/3 innings while allowing two runs (one earned) on eight hits while striking out eight and walking two. "Today (Hammel) had command of his fastball," said Cubs manager Joe Maddon. "That's why he pitched as well and as deeply as he did. ... Fastball command was better and then the other stuff looked better."

RHP Jason Hammel (4-0, 1.85 ERA) makes his seventh start of the season Friday as the Cubs open a three-game series against the Pirates. He gave up a season-high three runs in five innings in his last outing and ended with no-decision in the Cubs' 8-5 win over Washington. It will be his 14th all-time appearance (13th start) against Pittsburgh. Hammel ranks seventh in the major leagues with a 1.85 ERA and has held batters to a .121 average with runners in scoring position, tops in the National League.

RHP Jason Hammel (4-0) had no decision on Saturday but marked the sixth straight start working five innings or more.He gave up three runs on four hits while striking out three and walking four. Hammel has not allowed more than five hits in his last seven starts dating to last season but surrendered a season-high-tying four walks on.

RHPJason Hammel (4-0, 1.24 ERA) makes his sixth start of the season on Saturday in Game 3 of the series. Hammel earned his fourth win of the season last Monday at Pittsburgh, allowing only two earned runs on five hits over five innings. He'll make his 12th career appearance against the Nationals (all starts) and has gone 9-0 with a 3.01 ERA. He is the only active player with at least nine wins and no losses against a single opponent.

RHP Jason Hammel's streak of starts allowing one run or fewer ended at five as he gave up two runs in five-plus innings. It was the longest active streak in the major leagues. Hammel raised his record to 4-0 but his ERA went up to 1.24 after he came into the game with a National League-leading 0.75 mark. Hammel is now second behind Cubs RHP Jake Arrieta, whose ERA is 1.00."With the way things kind of played out, I didn't have my best command," Hammel said. "They extended some at-bats and had some pitches to hit and just missed them. I'd like to be able to throw more than 90 pitches but the ultimate goal is to win. That's all the really matters."

RHP Jason Hammel (3-0, 0.75 ERA) is coming off a win last Sunday at Cincinnati, shutting out the Reds over six innings of three-hit baseball. He's allowed one or no runs in six inning son each of his first four starts. Hammel is 5-5 with a 4.03 ERA in 12 career appearances (11 starts) against the Pirates. He was 1-2 in four starts in 2015.

RHP Jason Hammel was in control throughout his six innings on Sunday, giving up only three hits with two walks and seven strikeouts over 96 pitches. "That's as well as he can throw a baseball," said Maddon of Hammel. "Fastball velocity, location ... I was really impressed with him today."

RHP Jason Hammel pitched six innings Wednesday night, extending the streak of Cubs starters throwing at least that many innings in every game so far this season. He scattered five hits, struck out seven and did not walk a batter in raising his record to 2-0. He also had both RBIs in the game with a fourth-inning single, giving the Cubs pitchers seven RBIs in 31 at-bats this season.

RHP Jason Hammel gets the call Tuesday night when Chicago continues its series in St. Louis. Hammel is coming off an 8-1 win Thursday night over Cincinnati at Wrigley Field, tossing six scoreless innings and fanning three. Hammel hasn't been successful in his career against the Cardinals, going 2-3 with a 5.97 ERA in seven career starts, and was touched for seven runs in 11 innings last year over three starts.

RHP Jason Hammel (1-0) pitched six shutout innings against the Reds on Thursday, allowing four hits and four walks while striking out three. He also went 1-for-2 at the plate, doubling home an insurance run in the fifth inning. Hammel has posted a 0.75 ERA in his first two starts of the season and is 17-5 with a 2.75 ERA in 27 career April starts.

RHP Jason Hammel makes his second start of the season in Thursday's series finale. Hammel had a no-decision in his first start, throwing six innings of one-run ball while allowing just four hits at Arizona on Friday. Hammel will make his 10th appearance and ninth career start against the Reds.

Chicago Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel will start Game 4 of the NLCS against the New York Mets on Wednesday, according to ESPN Chicago.

Chicago Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel will start Game 4 of the NLCS against the New York Mets on Wednesday, according to ESPN Chicago. Hammel allowed one run over eight innings in his only start against the Mets during the regular season.