Eickhoff (2-7) surrendered eight hits, four earned runs and a walk over six innings in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Cubs. He struck out seven.

EDGE Analysis

As has been the case on more than one occasion this season, Eickhoff didn't necessarily pitch himself out of a win, although he did find himself in an early mess. He allowed a 379-foot homer to Dexter Fowler to start the game, and then gave up an RBI double to Ben Zobrist later in the opening frame. Jason Heyward then got to Eickhoff in the second, blasting an RBI double to deep left center. The 25-year-old was reasonably effective otherwise, and induced 12 swinging strikes on the afternoon. However, he once again received nominal run support, a running theme in several of his losses this season. He'll try to get back on the winning side of the ledger versus the Brewers on Thursday.