The Chicago Cubs likely breathed a sigh of relief Monday morning after X-rays on Anthony Rizzo's left forearm - struck by a 98.6-mph fastball from Aroldis Chapman in Sunday's 18-inning odyssey against the New York Yankees - came back clean.

All his bones still in tact, Rizzo told reporters he expects to play Monday night when he and his groggy teammates open a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.

"Luckily there's nothing significant," Rizzo told Paul Skrbina of the Chicago Tribune after having his forearm examined. "I thank my parents - I drank my milk when I was a kid and have some decent bones."

Rizzo - who was hit by a pitch 11 more times in 2015 than the majors' second-most plunked player and leads baseball in that department this year, too - reached base four times in Sunday's eventual 5-4 loss at Wrigley Field, bumping his OPS to .769 five weeks into the season.