"Up to this point, it feels good. I never had to teach myself to kind of have to control how I throw like that before. But now it's good to be able to drive off that leg again. It's coming along. Range of motion isn't quite yet fully there and also just dealing with some strengthening." Hammel was asked if it is certain that he will need to pitch some in the minors in injury-rehab games on his way back to the O's active roster. "Honestly, I don't know. Haven't really extended the knee that much," he said. "My arm doesn't really need that much to build back up. I have been throwing already, so it's not like it will be a shock to the system to start throwing again. We're in pretty good shape there. "I think I should be pitching here in September." And he means in early September. That is his goal and Hammel said Saturday he is confident that he will reach that goal. "Very. Very (confident)," he said. "If you would have asked me that Monday, I would have been a little scared to say that because it was moving too slow for me. But then the last three days, I've made great strides."