Zach Eflin has been a maddeningly frustrating pitcher with the Phillies. He will piece together a solid string of starts then completely fall off the wagon. Injuries only further complicate things as each of his first two major-league seasons were cut short due to injury. This year has been more of the same with Eflin.
Eflin’s first two starts this year were great. He went five perfect innings in his 2018 debut before finishing with six innings pitched, three hits, no walks, and one run allowed. He then pitched 6.2 shutout innings against the Giants in his next start, striking out nine batters.