MIAMI -- Right-hander Jason Hammel set a career high with 11 strikeouts, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 5-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Monday night at Marlins Park.

Hammel (4-2) allowed five hits, no walks and one run in 6 2/3 innings, lowering his ERA to 2.82. All 11 strikeouts were swinging.

The Cubs (27-22) used a balanced attack on offense with eight different players getting a hit. The most impressive of those hits was a solo home run in the eighth inning by shortstop Starlin Castro, who pulled it to left for his fourth long ball of the season.

Miami (20-32) continues its month-long funk. Since May 3, the Marlins have gone 8-19.

Rookie right-hander Jose Urena (0-2) pitched a career-high six innings but took the loss, allowing four hits, three walks and three runs.

Chicago needed just three batters to score the game's first run. Center fielder Dexter Fowler singled to center on the game's first pitch, advanced on a walk to third baseman Kris Bryant and scored on first baseman Anthony Rizzo's opposite-field double to left.

The Cubs capped the two-run inning on an RBI groundout by right fielder Jorge Soler.

Chicago made it 3-0 in the fourth. Left fielder Chris Coghlan worked a nine-pitch walk and came around to score on a single by second baseman Addison Russell.

Miami cut its deficit to 3-1 in the bottom of the fourth. Right fielder Giancarlo Stanton, who normally scores his runs by trotting around the bases on a homer, started a one-man rally with a single. He advanced on a wild pitch, and -- two pitches later -- he stole third, scoring on a throwing error by Cubs catcher Miguel Montero.

Chicago made it 4-1 in the seventh. Fowler drew a two-out walk and scored on a double to left by Bryant.

NOTES: Miami SS Adeiny Hechavarria (bruised left shoulder) missed his third straight start. ... Marlins RHP Jose Fernandez, appearing in an extended spring training game, pitched Monday for the first time since he had elbow surgery 12 months ago. He is expected to pitch again on Saturday at Class A. ... Marlins RHP Jarred Cosart (vertigo) is set to begin a minor-league rehab stint this weekend. ... Marlins RHP Mat Latos had a bullpen session Monday and could make a rehab start as early as Thursday. ... Chicago reportedly is trying to trade for Oakland 2B Ben Zobrist, who played for nine years under Cubs manager Joe Maddon when both were in Tampa Bay. ... C Kyle Schwarber, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2014 draft, has been so dominant in the minors that Maddon said he could be in the majors by September. He is now at Double-A.