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Bryant proving there’s little he can’t do
- Updated: August 19, 2016
CHICAGO — In the eighth inning, during his last at-bat of Thursday’s sweep-capping 9-6 win over the Brewers, the Cubs’ Kris Bryant saw that the flags were still blowing out to center at Wrigley Field, a good sign for hitters. At that point, the third baseman had four hits and needed a triple to complete the first cycle by a Cubs player since Mark Grace did so in 1993.
“My last at-bat, honestly, I was thinking home run,” Bryant said. “There aren’t too many games when you get a chance to hit three home runs. When you see the flags going out to center, you want to take advantage of that.”
Instead, Bryant smacked an RBI single to finish 5-for-5 with two home runs, a double and five RBIs.
It was Bryant’s second five-hit game this year — his first came on June 27 at Cincinnati — and he’s the first Cubs player with two five-hit games in a season since Mark DeRosa did so in 2007. This was his fourth career game with five RBIs, and third this season.
“He’s a great player,” Cubs starter Jake Arrieta said of Bryant. “He’s been able to play a …
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