SF Giants to call up top prospect Bryce Eldridge for key road trip

The Giants are promoting first baseman Bryce Eldridge the crew s top prospect from Triple-A Sacramento to the majors a source has verified to this news organization Sunday evening The gang has yet to officially announce the news Eldridge will join San Francisco - in Phoenix on Monday with games remaining in the regular season as they fight for a playoff spot Entering Monday the Giants are games behind the New York Mets for the third and final NL wild card spot after dropping two of three to the Dodgers Eldridge s promotion comes days after first baseman Dominic Smith suffered a right hamstring strain that will likely end his regular season It is unclear what role Eldridge who is still learning the nuances of first base will have with the big-league gang The Giants top pick in the draft No overall began the season with Double-A Richmond after dealing with a wrist injury earning a promotion to Sacramento after hitting seven homers and posting a OPS over games Related Articles SF Giants drop crucial series to Dodgers as Ray s struggles persist SF Giants allow runs in loss to Dodgers waste chance to move up in standings SF Giants place Dominic Smith on injured list with hamstring strain Encarnacion reinstated SF Giants beat Dodgers on Bailey s walk-off grand slam in th inning Matt Chapman wins appeal over shove suspension will start for SF Giants vs Dodgers Eldridge missed various time due to a hamstring injury of his own but has posted a slash line over games with homers and RBIs In September Eldridge owns an OPS over games with two homers and nine RBIs The Giants have two weeks left in the regular season and their final road trip of the season features three games in Arizona against the Diamondbacks and four at Dodger Stadium Then they ll host the Cardinals and Rockies in the season s final week They are a half-game ahead of Arizona in the wild-card race and games ahead of St Louis