Eickhoff OK after liner, but hard luck abounds

PHILADELPHIA — Phillies right-hander Jerad Eickhoff has turned in seven quality starts in his first 11 outings this season. That’s pretty good.

He also has just two wins. That doesn’t seem fair.

Once again, the 25-year-old kept his team in the game Thursday night, holding the Brewers to two runs in 6 2/3 innings. Once again, it wasn’t enough as Philadelphia ended up with a 4-1 loss at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies have lost seven straight.

It was the sixth time this season the Phillies have scored two or fewer runs in a game Eickhoff has started. To calculate it another way, the Phillies have averaged 2.58 runs per nine innings while he’s …

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