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Hammel helps own cause against Cardinals
- Updated: May 25, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Before Cubs right-hander Jason Hammel even took the mound on Tuesday night, he had hit a two-run double to extend his personal hitting streak to three games, brought his RBI total to a career-high five and had a six-run cushion.
“I think it makes every pitcher better,” Hammel said of the 6-0 lead he had en route to a 12-3 win over the Cardinals. “It’s nice to have room for error. That’s what run support does. I took my first swing before I threw my first pitch.”
The Cubs scored as many runs in the first inning on Tuesday night as they had in their three previous games, all losses. And they kept adding on, evening the series against St. Louis. Hammel picked up the win, giving up one run over 7 1/3 innings, and his ERA is now a very respectable 2.17.
Dexter Fowler got things started — which is exactly what manager Joe Maddon wants — with a leadoff double, and moved up on Jason Heyward’s groundout before scoring on Kris Bryant’s single. Anthony Rizzo singled and Ben Zobrist walked to load the bases, then St. Louis starter …
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