Eickhoff was removed from his start Sunday following a rain delay, Matt Gelb of the Philly Inquirer reports. He had thrown just 51 pitches.

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The rain delay was only 24 minutes long, but that was long enough for Philadelphia brass to pull the 26-year-old from the game. It was admittedly a bit of a surprising move, as Eickhoff had been cruising through five innings of scoreless, two-hit ball. No word of an injury has surfaced just yet, so it sounds like the Phillies are just being overly cautious.