Right-hander Jason Hammel was having himself a fantastic spring until he ran into a brick wall against the Seattle Mariners. Skipper Joe Maddon announced that Hammel will be the Chicago Cubs No. 4 starter, so at least, he’s in the starting rotation.
In 4 1/3 innings of work, the Mariners tagged him for nine earned runs on eight hits, two homers, three walks and four strikeouts. It raised his earned run average up to 5.12 and resulted in him picking up his first loss of the spring.
His counterpart, on the other hand, was issued the win despite giving up seven earned runs himself.