The momentum from Bryce Eldridge’s highly anticipated MLB debut wasn’t enough to lift the Giants past the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night at Chase Field.

Instead, the Giants took another stumble in the NL wild-card race, succumbing to a series-opening 8-1 loss in Arizona.

Eldridge, despite going hitless in his first game in The Show, was one of the few standouts on Monday.

The 20-year-old, who joined San Francisco greats Madison Bumgarner and Matt Cain in the organization’s history book for youngest debuts, backed the hype, especially when going up against Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen in his first major league at-bat.

“It was fun. I think that was a good start, facing a guy like him,” Eldridge told reporters after his debut. “I had fun.

“He had a good plan against me. It was f

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