Orioles starter Jason Hammel will start Thursday against the Astros, MLB.com reports. Miguel Gonzalez will be pushed back from Thursday to Friday at Tampa Bay.
Hammel is pushed up due to his short outing his last time out. Hammel threw 63 pitches in his last start against Detroit. He took the loss to fall to 7-3 with a 5.43 ERA as he went three innings with five runs allowed. Hammel is 2-2 over his last four outings with a 6.45 ERA. His ERA was 2.45 in the two wins.