3B Kris Bryant went 1-for-3 with a home run -- a solo shot that was his team-leading 26th of the season. He scored his 80th and 81st runs of the season, making him one of just four players in baseball with at least 80 runs.

3B Kris Bryant filled the designated hitter role Tuesday after manager Joe Maddon said the National League MVP candidate wasn't feeling 100 percent after going into second base hard on a headfirst slide Monday night. Maddon said Bryant's head took the brunt of the contact with White Sox 2B Tyler Saladino. Bryant struggled against White Sox LHP James Shields on Tuesday and finished 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. "That's an experience moment," Maddon said. "We're young offensively, and I think we've seen (opposing pitchers) who really know what they're doing, and they've taken advantage of our youth."

3B Kris Bryant was used as the designated hitter on Tuesday after still not feeling 100 percent from a hard headfirst slide into second base in the ninth inning on Monday night. Manager Joe Maddon said Bryant's head took the brunt of the contact, but he also was experiencing hand pain.

3B Kris Bryant was a bit dizzy after trying to advance to second base on a ninth-inning RBI single. Bryant went hard headfirst into second and collided with White Sox 2B Tyler Saladino, who made the tag. Bryant returned to the game in the bottom of the ninth inning. He extended his hitting streak to eight games with a third-inning single. He has gone 11-for-34 with two doubles and five runs during his streak and is batting .348 with six doubles, seven home runs and 14 RBIs over his past 24 games.

3B Kris Bryant singled and scored a pair of runs Sunday at Milwaukee, extending his hitting streak to seven games. Bryant has reached base in 15 of his last 16 games and is batting .309 (21-for-68) with four doubles, three home runs and five RBI in 19 July contests.

3B Kris Bryant was 2-for-5 with a double, stolen base and two runs scored on Wednesday against the Mets. He's now batting .360 in his last 20 games. Wednesday's effort was his 23rd multi-hit game of the season. Since making his debut last season, the Cubs are 47-11 when Bryant has two or more hits in a game.

RF Kris Bryant went 2-for-5 on Tuesday night and is batting .357 in his last 19 games. Bryant grounded into a game-ending double play, his first in 344 at-bats entering Tuesday's game. He continues to lead the National League with 25 home runs.

3B Kris Bryant has hit safely in 14 of his last 17 games, batting .355 during the stretch. He had one of the Cubs' four hits Sunday. He's batting .282 for the season with a National League-leading 25 home runs plus 65 RBI.

3B Kris Bryant is not only the Cubs' first-half MVP, but his numbers and performance would also make him a top contender for NL honors. The versatile third baseman/outfielder is batting .286 in his second season. He has played in a team-high 86 of the Cubs' 88 games and appeared at three different infield positions in addition to playing 35 games in the outfield. Bryant, the 2015 NL Rookie of the Year, has a league-leading 25 home runs and is second in the majors behind Baltimore's Mark Trumbo (28). Bryant's 73 runs top the league. He is third with 65 RBIs, and his 190 total bases also rank third.

Madison Bumgarner is 9-4 with a 2.09 ERA for the first-place San Francisco Giants, the team with the best record in the National League. Jake Arrieta is 12-3 with a 2.33 ERA for the first-place Chicago Cubs and has pitched a no-hitter. Stephen Strasburg is 11-0 with a 2.71 ERA for the first-place Washington Nationals. And Jose Fernandez of the Miami Marlins is averaging 13.1 strikeouts per nine innings, something only Randy Johnson and Pedro Martinez have done in a full season.It looks like the race for the National League Cy Young is a hot one and yet it really isn't as we head into the mythical midpoint of the baseball season. Los Angeles Dodgers lefty Clayton Kershaw would win the hardware if it were given today, even though he is on the 15-day disabled list at the moment. Kershaw has compiled an 11-2 record with a 1.79 ERA and in 121 innings has struck out 145 and walked just nine.With the mathematical midpoint of the season still big in the rearview mirror and the All-Star Game break... [More]

For the first time in 53 years and only the second time in Major League Baseball history, four players from one team will comprise the starting infield for an All-Star Game.All four Chicago Cubs infielders -- first baseman Anthony Rizzo, second baseman Ben Zobrist, shortstop Addison Russell and third baseman Kris Bryant -- were voted as starters for the midsummer class next Tuesday night in San Diego. Only the 1963 St. Louis Cardinals previously had all four infielders in the starting lineup."That's awesome," Bryant said. "I think it says a lot about the team. Everybody in the infield's having a great year so far."Center fielder Dexter Fowler will join his Chicago teammates, making the Cubs the first team since the Cincinnati Reds' Big Red Machine in 1976 to have five starters in the lineup.Also on the NL roster will be sixth and seventh Cubs chosen -- pitchers Jake Arrieta and Jon Lester. "It will be really cool starting the game and throwing to those guys," Rizzo said. "It's really cool... [More]

3B Kris Bryant was back in the Chicago Cubs lineup at third base and slammed his Major League-leading 25th homer of the season in the third inning. He appeared fine one day after an outfield collision with Albert Almora Jr. that left him with a leg bruise. The run-in with also prompted an admonishment from Cubs manager Joe Maddon to be more watchful. "I would like it not to happen again," he said. Bryant has played in 31 games in the outfield this season.

3B Kris Bryant was back in the lineup on Tuesday and apparently OK after Monday's outfield collision that left him with a leg bruise. A run-in with Albert Almora Jr. also prompted an admonishment from manager Joe Maddon to be more watchful.

OF Kris Bryant went 1-for-1, walked twice, scored three times and added two RBI with his 24th home run which left him tied for the major league lead. He's batting .455 with 18 runs scored, nine walks, eight homers and 20 RBIs in 11 games against the Reds this year.

3B Kris Bryant didn't homer on Saturday but was still 1-for-4 with a run scored. His 23 home runs and 64 runs scored top the National League. He's the first Cub to reach 60 RBI by the end of June since Derrek Lee had 65 in 2005. Bryant is also a frontrunner for an All-Star game starting berth at third base.

3B Kris Bryant still had folks buzzing a day after his historic three-homer, two-double night Monday. Bryant sent the cap he wore to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. He's the youngest Cubs player to eclipse 20 homers before the All-Star break since Ernie Banks did it in 1955. "He's just so complete in his game," manager Joe Maddon said. "To be that young, he's only going to get better. For him, there are still levels to arrive at. The word I've used to describe him, grounded. It comes from how he was raised. He'll remain grounded here because of the cast of characters we have around him. It's about him. He is very humble. He's doing a lot of cool things, even off the field. Nothing distracts him." Bryant drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the 15th inning Tuesday.

3B Kris Bryant, who became the first player in modern baseball history to hit three home runs and have two doubles in a game Monday night, sent his cap to Cooperstown but said he's keeping his bat and jersey for a while.

CINCINNATI -- Kris Bryant had a historic night at the plate with three home runs, two doubles and six RBIs, lifting the Chicago Cubs to an 11-8 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday at Great American Ball Park.Bryant became the first player in major league history to hit three homers and two doubles in a game. His 16 total bases were a franchise record.Bryant, who went 5-for-5, homered in consecutive at-bats, including a three-run homer in the fourth, then went deep again in the eighth when he and first baseman Anthony Rizzo hit back-to-back homers off Ross Ohlendorf. Jake Arrieta (12-2) also homered as part of a 17-hit outburst by the Cubs as they overcame a rough outing for the right-handed ace. Making his first start against the Reds since no-hitting them on April 21, Arrieta gave up five earned runs and walked five in five innings.Rangers 9, Yankees 6NEW YORK -- Texas was annoyed with one out in the top of the ninth inning when New York asked for the tarp to be put on the field... [More]

3B Kris Bryant became the first player in major league history to hit three home runs and two doubles in a game, and he also had six RBIs, lifting Chicago to an 11-8 victory over the Reds on Monday night. Bryant's 16 total bases also were a franchise record. "I'll remember this night for a very long time," he said. He's also the first player in baseball history to hit three home runs while playing three different positions in a game. Bryant played third base, left field and right field. "That has to take it over the top, there," manager Joe Maddon said. "The question was asked earlier this season if his offense is affected by where he plays defense. I'd say no." Bryant homered in consecutive at-bats, including a three-run homer in the fourth inning, then went deep again in the eighth.

3B Kris Bryant got the Cubs' only RBI of the game Sunday, but it really wasn't a great day for the Chicago slugger. He went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts. On his RBI, he was at the plate with one out and the bases loaded. He got ahead in the count at 2-0, and everything was set up for him, but he only managed a sacrifice fly to tie the score at 1-1. Bryant leads the Cubs with 18 homers this year.