Brad Hand, after giving up a one-out, line drive double and a two-out, two-run home run in Friday night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles, had allowed runs in six of eight trips to the mound, with home runs hit off him in three of the last four appearances by the 31-year-old Washington Nationals’ closer. Looking at the numbers, Hand appears to be doing what he’s done over the past few years in establishing himself as one of the games more reliable late-inning arms.
His slider and four-seam fastball, which account for 88% of his pitch selection, (with a sinker mixed in 11.