Guest Sports News Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 (The Sports Xchange) - Chicago Cubs' third baseman Kris Bryant ended a pitching duel when he stroked a walk-off solo home run to right field with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Cubs a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Monday. "I knew I was going to get an at-bat there and I made the most of it," said Bryant, whose 20th home run of the season was also his second career walk-off blast. "I saw it really good out of the hand (of Indians reliever Zach McAllister) and got it up in the wind." Cubs left-handed starter Jon Lester had been one out away from a 1-0 shutout win but gave up a run-scoring single to Indians first baseman Carlos Santana in the top of the ninth. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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