Hammel (12-5) shut the Angels out over seven innings Wednesday, allowing just four hits and two walks with six strikeouts in a 3-1 victory.

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That's five consecutive wins for Hammel and six straight starts in which he's allowed two or fewer runs. His 10-run disaster to open July spiked the veteran righty's ERA almost a full point (from 2.58 to 3.45), but this run has pushed it back down to a sparkling 2.90 mark. Hammel's certainly in the right place at the right time on a Cubs team that's going places, and he's caught the fever, as he's in the midst of his finest season yet.