WATCH: Bryant hits towering two-run homer |
CHICAGO — For the second time in as many games and third time in the last five games, Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant hit a home run on Monday, skying a towering long ball into the bleachers beyond left field.
Three home runs in five games for @KrisBryant_23! pic.twitter.com/DK6GAoMsIC Marking Bryant's fifth homer of the year, the shot off Miami Marlins pitcher Jarlin Garcia in the in the bottom of the first put the Cubs on top 2-0, scoring Ben Zobrist, who reached base on a walk in the previous at-bat. Sporting an exit velocity of 102 miles per hour, the 389-foot blast came on an inside fastball and left the bat in a hurry. The no-doubter increased Bryant's season RBI total to 15.
