In a Giants loss full of growing pains, a blunder from their $182 million star is what did them in

LOS ANGELES — When the San Francisco Giants dipped into the minor leagues last week in an attempt to rescue a listing season, they understood there would be growing pains.Maybe not literal ones. Bryce Eldridge, at 6-foot-7, probably doesn’t have any more pituitary spurts left in him. But there will be days when the slugging first baseman goes 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. There will be days when bat-first catcher Jesus Rodriguez allows a passed ball or gets picked on by opposing base stealers or both.Advertisement