In the 2nd game of their 4-gamer in Miami, the Phillies sent rookie Jerad Eickhoff to the mound. The 24-year old, acquired in last month’s Cole Hamels deal with Texas, was the 13th different starting pitcher used by the club in this season of change.
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He was also the 5th of those to take the hill with their rookie status intact, making their first starts on a big league mound, following the earlier starting debuts of Severino Gonzalez, Phillippe Aumont, Aaron Nola, and Adam Morgan.