CHICAGO -- Welcome back, Kris Bryant.
Playing in his third game since he was hit in the head by a pitch, Bryant tripled to lead off the sixth inning and scored the tie-breaking run to help the Cubs beat the Rockies, 3-2, on Monday night at Wrigley Field and win their fifth straight game.
Bryant, who was plunked by the Rockies' German Marquez on April 22, was 0-for-9 before his triple off the left-field wall, which bounced back to shallow left.
Neither Cubs manager Joe Maddon nor Bryant expected any retaliation in a rematch between the two teams, but home-plate umpire Jeff Nelson did issue a warning to both benches after Chicago starter Jon Lester hit Charlie Blackmon with a pitch in the first inning.