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Braves power past Cubs
Atlanta blasts three home runs in victory
Braves Cubs Baseball Heal
Atlanta Braves' Freddie Freeman, left, scores on a three-run double hit by Justin Upton as Chicago Cubs catcher Welington Castillo waits for the ball during the fourth inning of Saturday's game in Chicago - photo by Associated Press
CHICAGO — Chris Johnson and the Atlanta Braves capitalized on a day when the ball was flying at Wrigley Field. And Mike Minor toughed it out on a day when it was tough to pitch. Johnson homered twice and Minor hit his second career home run, leading the Atlanta Braves over the Chicago Cubs 11-6 on Saturday.