ATLANTA -- In the end, after another tough loss for the Phillies, Jerad Eickhoff can take some solace -- small as it might be -- in the fact that he did all that he could do Saturday night against the Braves.
That may not be enough for Eickhoff, the Phillies' 25-year-old rookie right-hander. It certainly wasn't enough for the Phillies, who lost to Atlanta, 2-1, for the second straight night, Philadelphia's fifth straight loss.
At this point, though, it's all that either Eickhoff or his team has.
"Guys pat me on the back and tell me good job, but we didn't win the game," Eickhoff said after throwing seven shutout innings.