Cubs starter Jason Hammel expressed disappointment Friday after being limited to 92 pitches and six innings in a win at Washington.
"I would have liked to have stayed out there for the seventh," he told the Chicago Tribune. "I have no idea why I came out of the game."
The reason could be that the team wants to save him to make him more attractive to possible trade suitors. Hammel is considered to be prime trade bait as the deadline approaches.