San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies

Giants rookie Bryce Eldridge made quite the bang on the Fourth of July. The 21-year-old slugger hammered a 106.8 mph, 458-foot solo blast in the top of the third inning to help power the Giants’ 6-4 win over the Rockies on Saturday night at Coors Field. Eldridge’s home run was the longest by a Giants hitter this year, surpassing his own 453-foot bomb on May 31, which also came here in the Mile High City. Eldridge’s latest moonshot was particularly impressive considering that it came on a 76 mph changeup from Rockies left-hander Sean Sullivan and landed in the upper deck in right-center field, extending the Giants’ lead to 6-3. Watching the ball fly in the Denver altitude is certainly a welcome sight for Eldridge, who has also seen a couple of deep drives die at the warning track at the notoriously pitcher-friendly Oracle Park this year. “It’s a good place to hit,” Eldridge said. “I think the last time I came here, I was kind of scuffling a little bit at the plate. I kind of snapped out of it here. I feel like that’s starting to happen here, too, this time around. I see the ball here well. Just some sort of comfort that I feel being here.” Eldridge entered Saturday only 8-for-48 (.167) over his last 13 games, but he got back on track by going 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs on Saturday. He also delivered a two-out RBI double to cap the Giants’ four-run rally against Sullivan in the first inning, providing some early run support for left-hander Robbie Ray, who earned the win after holding the Rockies to three runs over six innings. “I think the biggest thing is just seeing \[Eldridge\