<\/p>\n
The Giants\u2019 Bryce Eldridge hasn\u2019t worked his way into the everyday lineup, but he got a start Monday and delivered two hits.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Godofredo A. V\u00e1squez\/Associated Press<\/p>\n
PHOENIX\u00a0\u2014 Bryce Eldridge<\/a>\u2019s solid night at the plate might\u2019ve gotten lost in the San Francisco Giants<\/a>\u2019 12-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n His two-hit night included a single rocketed at 103 mph off Zac Gallen\u2019s knuckle curveball and a single poked the other way off reliever Jonathan Lo\u00e1isiga\u2019s changeup out of the zone.\u00a0<\/p>\n It marked Eldridge\u2019s first multihit game since he was called up on May 4 along with Jesus Rodriguez<\/a>, but his name was not penciled into the Giants\u2019 starting lineup Tuesday against right-handed starter Ryne Nelson.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t the first time the Giants\u2019 top prospect had been left out of the lineup after a promising day at the plate. He came off the bench the game after hitting his first big league home run on May 9.\u00a0<\/p>\n And so continues an odd big league stint for Eldridge. While it\u2019s typical that a top prospect gets regular playing time upon his big league arrival, Eldridge has started in four of the nine games on this 10-game road trip thus far. Two of those starts came in Los Angeles against Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani, two of the toughest arms in baseball.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a little bit of a puzzle to solve,\u201d manager Tony Vitello<\/a> said Monday. \u201cBut when you come to work every day and you have a guy that\u2019s always got a smile on his face, and he\u2019s willing to do whatever you ask, it makes it a lot easier.\u201d<\/p>\n San Francisco Chronicle Logo<\/p>\n Make us a Preferred Source to get more of our news when you search.<\/p>\n<\/a>
<\/a><\/p>\n