Cubs' Bryant headed to Bay Area, hopes to play Wednesday

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant is headed to the Bay Area hoping he will be ready to come off the disabled list and play in Wednesday afternoon's series finale against the San Francisco Giants.

Bryant, out since June 23 with inflammation in his left shoulder, played rehab games for Double-A Tennessee on Monday and Tuesday. He had hoped to rejoin the Cubs during their series at AT&T Park.

In the two rehab games, Bryant went 2 for 6 with a two-run homer and three RBIs. He left Tuesday's game in the third inning to travel after going 0 for 2 with a pair of strikeouts.

Manager Joe Maddon says, ''We had hoped it would work out this way and it looks like it's going to.''

Bryant is batting .280 with nine home runs and 36 RBIs in 66 games this season.

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