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WASHINGTON - Jason Hammel picked up another victory for the Chicago Cubs, and that part of his Friday afternoon was very satisfying. It was the length of his outing that frustrated the right-hander. Hammel pitched six-plus innings and Justin Ruggiano homered for the second straight game, leading the Cubs to a 7-2 victory over the Washington Nationals. Chicago was leading 4-1 when Hammel was pulled after Anthony Rendon hit his 92nd pitch for a leadoff double. "I would have liked to have stayed out there in the seventh," Hammel said. "I have no idea why I came out of the game. I honestly believe you learn how to pitch when you get to 100 pitches. If youre not allowed to reach that I think thats hurting you more than helping." Hammel has gone over 100 pitches in eight of his 17 starts, including his previous two outings. "All I can say is its frustrating, especially when you feel good," he said. "Quite honestly theres no reason for me to go back out there if Im just going to give up the runner and then (get) pulled." Manager Rick Renteria said of the move: "Go ahead and make a change there and not let him get into a situation." Neil Ramirez then struck out Ian Desmond before Wilson Ramos singled home Rendon to make it 4-2. Ramirez retired the next two batters to limit the damage. The Cubs broke it open in the ninth when Ruggiano singled in Darwin Barney and Starlin Castro added a two-run single. Ruggiano connected for a solo shot against Tanner Roark (7-6) in the third inning. He has seven RBIs in his last two games and is batting .444 (12 for 27) in his last seven games overall. "Hitters go through this every now and then," he said. "You get hot, seeing the ball well. Ive been doing some things mechanically to stay on top of what I want to do at the plate. Its good though, I dont want to lose it." Chris Coghlan had two hits and scored three times as the Cubs collected 14 hits in their fourth consecutive victory. Hammel was charged with two runs in his second consecutive victory against Washington. The 6-foot-6 right-hander allowed two runs in 6 1-3 innings in a 7-2 victory over Roark and the Nationals on June 27 in his previous start. Hammel, who also had an RBI single in his latest victory, improved to 8-0 with a 3.11 ERA in 10 career starts against Washington. The first two Nationals reached in the fifth, but Hammel recovered from a 3-0 count to fan Roark attempting to bunt. "That was huge," he said. "I couldnt find the strike zone. I was overthrowing." Denard Span then grounded into a fielders choice and Bryce Harper struck out. Jayson Werth homered in his second straight game and added a double for the Nationals, who had won five in a row. Roark was charged with four runs and nine hits in seven innings in his second straight loss after a personal four-game winning streak. 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Sergio Agueros 150th Manchester City goal was cancelled out by Marten de Roons stoppage-time equaliser, meaning City are without a win in three home games in the Premier League.Guardiola, despite admitting these late set-backs are part of the game, insists his side played all of the football against Boro, who he said did absolutely nothing. Highlights: Manchester City 1-1 Middlesbrough Its part of the game, Guardiola told Sky Sports. We did everything, just like against Everton, but in the last minute with a cross they score. Its part of football, and we have to learn from that.We made absolutely everything. We created six or seven cleear, clear chances.dddddddddddd In the end, we didnt score, and thats why at the end in the Premier League that can happen. Just one cross, and it can happen. Marten de Roon heads home Middlesbroughs late leveller Opponents can play where they want, we have to find another way to solve that situation. But we made absolutely everything. In the end, OK, we miss our chances, they dont do absolutely anything, or a few things, and after one or two chances they score, and we have to learn about that for the future.Guardiola, whose side beat Barcelona 3-1 in the Champions League in midweek, praised his teams performance at the Etihad, and says Boro only had two chances in the entire game. Football Score Centre app Sky Sports customers can watch Premier League goals and highlights every weekend at no extra cost. With it at 1-0, you want more control, you want to defend, and we played a really good game. They had two chances, one was saved by Claudio in the beginning of the second half and then in the last minute.We have to accept that. The end result we analyse, we have to accept that, and we analyse how many things we did well. Also See: Match report Premier League video Live on Sky Get Sky Sports ' ' '