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Eickhoff trusts fastball, reverts to frontline form
- Updated: May 22, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — Jerad Eickhoff closed out the Phillies’ homestand by going seven scoreless innings, turning in one of his best games of the season en route to a 5-0 win over the Braves.
“That’s the guy we’re used to seeing,” manager Pete Mackanin said.
After mixing in his heaviest slider use of the season his last time out against Miami, Eickhoff eliminated the pitch almost completely from his repertoire. He did the same to his changeup, which he only threw twice in 85 pitches.
Sound familiar? It’s the same formula that got him into trouble two starts ago, the last time he faced Atlanta. On May 11, the Braves knocked Eickhoff out after 4 1/3, his shortest start of the season. They laid into him for seven hits and four runs, while only striking out twice. Atlanta was able to sit back on Eickhoff’s low-90s fastball and curveball.
Mackanin and Eickhoff both pointed to a lack of fastball command as the reason for the poor start. …
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