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Rockies’ Kris Bryant hopes cortisone shot will help his sore back

PHOENIX — The Rockies could sure use a healthy Kris Bryant in their struggling lineup.

The left fielder hopes that receiving a cortisone injection in his sore lower back on Monday will get him back in action, sooner rather than later.

“We are going to get a shot because we haven’t seen much progress,” the left fielder said Sunday afternoon after the Rockies’ 4-0 loss to Arizona. “The doctors seemed to say that this will definitely help out quite a bit.”

Bryant said the back issue “is more than just a (pulled) muscle, it’s deeper than that.