WATCH: Kris Bryant puts Cubs on scoreboard with 439-foot 2-run jack

Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant went yard for the 22nd time on the year with a 439-foot 2-run blast.

by Cole Little - Senior Writer - Tue Aug 06 22:10:47 GMT-05:00 2019

CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant put the Cubs on the scoreboard against the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. With the A's boasting a commanding 11-0 lead, Bryant made the score 11-2 with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the sixth.

Bryant's 22nd homer of the season, the 439-footer sailed out to left at Wrigley Field and plated outfielder Nicholas Castellanos, who doubled in the previous at-bat. The blast off current A's and former Cubs hurler Brett Anderson was smoked off the bat at 108 miles per hour and sported a launch angle of 27 degrees.