Marlins left-hander Brad Hand was terrific in his start against the Pirates on Tuesday. Hand limited the Pirates to two runs on nine hits over eight-plus innings in the 5-2 victory.
Hand (4-3, 4.23 ERA) allowed a first-inning run on an RBI single by Aramis Ramirez. He kept the Pirates off the board after that. He began the ninth inning by allowing the first two men to reach safely. He was pulled for a reliever, who allowed one of those runs to score.
Hand is now 3-1 with a 2.90 ERA over his last five starts.