LAS VEGAS -- Kris Bryant drove in the go-ahead run during his Vegas homecoming on Thursday, leading the Cubs to a 5-1 win over the Mets in the first of two exhibitions at Cashman Field.
A Las Vegas native who played some of his earliest ball at nearby Bonanza High School, Bryant singled home the second of the Cubs' three runs in the fifth against Mets reliever Chasen Bradford. But it wasn't the only highlight of the Chicago slugger's day. As the families and acquaintances of both players hooted and hollered, Bryant also flied out against good friend Paul Sewald -- a fellow Vegas native and former University of San Diego teammate -- in the first.