WATCH: Kris Bryant scorches go-ahead RBI single to opposite field |
CHICAGO — Putting the Chicago Cubs on the scoreboard with an RBI base knock, third baseman
Kris Bryant rocketed an opposite-field single in the first inning at Wrigley Field on Sunday. Bryant plated center fielder
Ian Happ against the Pittsburgh Pirates, making the score 1-0.
Bryant's single to right-center was scorched off the bat. According to Statcast, it marked the hardest-hit ball sent to the opposite field by Bryant since an opposite-field home run he hit on May 21, 2017. Pirates starter Mitch Keller gave up the base hit, which gave Bryant his second RBI of the season. RBI single from @KrisBryant_23 gets the Cubs started! pic.twitter.com/0a2Fre0DNU