One night after he authored a little piece of franchise history, Bryce Eldridge will be shooting to help the San Francisco Giants keep their longshot playoff hopes alive when they seek to avoid a four-game sweep at the hands of the host Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday afternoon.
The organization's top prospect finally got into the hit column after beginning his big-league career 0-for-9, and did it in a big way Saturday night, slicing a bases-clearing double in the first inning of the Giants' 7-5 loss.
The three-run double was a first in Giants history as a player's first big-league hit. The youngster, at 20 years and 335 days, became the youngest Giants player since Jack Clark on Sept. 12, 1976, to post multiple RBIs in a game.
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