Kris Bryant of the Cubs is warming up before beating Marlins in the ninth inning

No way to say that Kris Bryant is back for the Cubs?

More accurate to say that he's never really gone anywhere?

Whatever may be the trend of the moment at Bryant, he has begun to reinforce Cubs training in recent playoffs, as he has not done since he injured his shoulder last year.

And on Tuesday night, that meant a three-run practice in the cold wind with two outs in the ninth to beat the Marlins 5-2. It was his first run at home since he had two in his rookie season 2015.

The 17th victory of the Cubs in 22 games brought them back to first place, a half-game in front of the Cardinals, who lost on Tuesday.

"It's always good when you feel like you're clicking, and that's certainly the case right now," said Bryant, who scored a ninth inning and conceded consecutive goals and goals in three in a row for the first time in its history. career.

In fact, Bryant, who also tripled and scored in the first inning, has reached the base in 17 consecutive games and has five home runs in his last 10 games.

Not bad for one of the most scrutinized batters of the team the first month of the season. The slow start of the most useful player in 2016 and the double all-star has caused anxiety among fans.

"I do not think anyone doubted [him], "Said teammate Jon Lester, who has played six impressive innings without a walk, allowing only two points undeserved.

"It's good to see him somehow in this place. He had good batting strokes and hit hard, and he has not had the results here lately probably so far in this homeland. It's good to see that. But no one in this club doubted that he would become Kris Bryant again. "

Bryant hits .289 with a .417 percentage on the base and a .789 percentage in his last 10 games. He has nine off-base hits and as many steps (eight) as Tony batting during this period.

The Cubs went 8-2 in these games.

"It sounds normal," said Bryant about bats these days. "I knew it was only a matter of time before my work would appear in the games. I'm really proud of that.

"I feel like I'm working hard to get my momentum and approach to be consistent and not run too much and go for walks. It's good to see good results in the last three games, four times. Honestly, I come back to my homer that I hit in Arizona.

"I felt locked up since then. So, I'm just going to surf this wave. "

If nothing else could happen, the wave should silence the last murmurs of those who doubted and who could have thought that problems persisted in the shoulder that he hurt on a slide May 19th.

His six homers in 23 games already represent more than he's scored in 63 games after being injured in the shoulder, which has never gone well despite two runs on the red list.

"He worked very hard," said manager Joe Maddon, who has helped in recent weeks by sharing a few observations from a video work. "I think the trip to the west coast has understood it well. He hits the ball much more regularly and with that, his confidence in him increases.

"Trust matters. It always counts. "

Despite all the help a driver Bryant can bring to an already productive team led by Javy Baez and Willson Contreras, the pitching team was the backbone of the Cubs' last push.

And Lester helped show why, on his third start after a hamstring injury to the Marlins ace, Caleb Smith, the former spring training group.

In a 41-degree, windswept night, Lester ran his series of innings without a deserved setback at 13 and lowered his ERA total to 1.41.

Lester has allowed just one run over 18 innings in three innings since returning from injury.