Cubs starter Jason Hammel turned in a subpar outing against the Reds on Wednesday. The right-hander allowed four runs on seven hits over five-plus innings. He struck out four, but he has now given up at least four runs in two of his last four starts.
Hammel served up a home run to Jason Bourgeois to lead off the game. Another run scored in the second, putting the Cubs down 2-0 early. The Cubs got two back in the third and fourth to tie the game, but Hammel gave the lead right back with solo runs in the fifth and sixth innings.
The veteran right-hander left with a no-decision, as the Cubs rallied to tie the game again before the Reds eventually took the 7-4 victory.
Hammel's ERA now sits at 3.55, which is the highest it's been since the beginning of May.