Offense ruled the day at Wrigley Field Saturday between the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves.
As part of a three home run day, including a grand slam, Chicago won their sixth in a row, and ninth in a row at home over the Atlanta Braves 14-12.
Lester’s return
Jon Lester showed rust in his first start off the DL for the Cubs. The first two hitters reached to start the game, but Lester was able to get out of bases-loaded trouble, and subsequently retired six straight.
Entering Saturday, Freeman was slashing just .