Top prospect Eldridge held hitless in debut as SF Giants lose third straight

PHOENIX Taylor Rashi thought Bryce Eldridge got one In the top of the seventh Rashi tried to sneak an mph four-seam fastball past Eldridge for strike two Eldridge sent the heater feet to left-center field the crack of the bat reverberating throughout Chase Field Rashi lifelessly hunched over likely believing he was responsible for Eldridge s first hit homer run and RBI all in one Luckily for Rashi he was pitched at one of seven ballparks that could contain Eldridge s blast one that registered at mph off the bat Center fielder Jorge Barrosa tracked down the fly ball and Eldridge remained searching for his first hit Eldridge ended the night hitless in three at-bats as the Giants lost - to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday in Phoenix their third straight defeat But with that one loud swing San Francisco s provided a glimpse of the awesome power he possesses The -year-old rookie s deep drive and Casey Schmitt s third-inning solo homer his th home run of the season was just about all the Giants could celebrate on a night where they mustered two lone hits With the Mets enjoying an off day the Giants are now two games back of New York for the third and final NL wild card spot though it s technically three games back since the Mets own the tiebreaker Less than a week ago the Giants put up five runs against Zac Gallen over innings In the rematch Gallen allowed one lone run over six innings with six strikeouts to one walk