 In 2018, Eickhoff was 0–1, with a 6.75 ERA, and struck out 11 batters in 5.1 innings.In a game on September 28, against Atlanta, he tied a Phillies franchise record shared by Steve Carlton in 1981 and Curt Schilling in 1996, by striking out seven consecutive batters at one point.Eickhoff missed most of the season due to a strained back muscle, followed by a return of the numbness in his fingers, which caused him to be put on the disabled list.