Manager Andy Green said Hand, who earned his first save of the season Wednesday night, is not the Padres' new closer, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
While Green decided to give regular closer Brandon Maurer the eighth and Hand the ninth, he confirmed that won't necessarily be the norm going forward. However, the skipper did say he'll look to give both Hand and Maurer opportunities on a situation by situation basis. Hand currently owns a 1.80 ERA and 0.92 ERA with 33 strikeouts through 25 innings (21 games) this season, so if Maurer doesn't bring down his 6.88 ERA and 1.41 WHIP, Hand could take over the ninth inning.