Athletics pitcher Jason Hammel took the loss in his debut with his new team Wednesday, giving up three runs (two earned) on six hits and three walks in five innings and striking out three in his team's 5-2 defeat against the Giants.
Hammel (8-6) seemed to suffer a thumb injury in the fifth inning but remained in to complete the inning after getting checked out by a trainer. He didn't come out for the six after throwing 99 pitches in the first five frames. Hammel owns a 3.01 ERA and 107:26 K:BB ratio in 113 2/3 innings going into the break.