Nova improved to 9-6 Friday as be beat the Dodgers by allowing just one run with two strikeouts and no walks across 5.1 innings.

EDGE Analysis

Nova scattered several hits around, but six of them went for singles and he helped his cause by throwing 67 percent of his pitches for strikes while managing to refrain from issuing a free pass. Nova has won both of his starts since being acquired by the Pirates and has lowered his ERA to 4.68 on the season. He is merely an arm capable of filling up innings at the back of the rotation, however, and will lack fantasy upside in his Wednesday start at the Giants.