Brad Hand threw two perfect frames, in extra innings, in the San Diego Padres’ 2-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Opening Day. The next night, Hand allowed five runs (two of them earned) on four hits and a walk in a blown save/loss.
Some fans were already proclaiming the $19.75 million contract extension that the Friars had signed Hand to in the offseason as a bad move. After one rough outing!! Brad Hand bounced back in a big way to quiet some of those concerns.
From March 30 until the blown save and subsequent loss he suffered on April 30 in San Francisco, Hand didn’t allow a single earned run (he did give up three unearned runs on three walks and a hit in two-thirds of an inning on April 5 versus Colorado).