Cubs' Kris Bryant leaves game after getting hit in head by pitch

Bryant's glasses flew off and his helmet spun around on his head as the pitch hit him around the forehead area. He looked woozy as he was helped off the field by the training staff, but passed all tests following an examination, according to the team.

Bryant suffered a small laceration above his eye from his sunglasses but did not have any concussion symptoms, the team said.?

An ensuing argument, presumably about the intent of the pitch, got Cubs hitting coach Chili Davis ejected from the game. After Davis' ejection, Cubs assistant hitting coach Andy Haines threw his drink toward the umpire on the field and was also ejected.

David Bote ran for Bryant at first base.

The Cubs followed the HBP with four hits, scoring three times, all with two outs. Bryant, 26, was hitting .319 with a .461 on-base percentage before getting hit on the 1-2 pitch, a 96 mph fastball.

He won the National League MVP award in 2016, the year the Cubs won the World Series.

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