Marlins pitcher Brad Hand tossed the ball well for much of his start against the Phillies Thursday, but ran out of gas in a 5-4 loss.
Making his first appearance since May 23, Hand tossed a season-high 99 pitches. He cruised through five shutout innings to open the start, but was chased without recording an out as he allowed three straight runners to reach base to open the sixth.
Hand was charged with three runs on seven hits and a walk in five innings of work. He struck out five batters as the offense eventually bailed him out in a no-decision.
Hand lowered his ERA slightly to 6.21 Thursday, while he remains 0-1 in 17 appearances -- three starts. Hand's next turn in the rotation is set to come Tuesday in Arizona, though it is not clear if he will make that start.