ATLANTA (MCT) — After falling behind early in far too many games during their long, scorching hot and largely disappointing homestand, the Braves and pitcher Mike Minor got something Thursday that felt even better than cool rain might have. They got a pair of two-run homers in the first inning.

Jason Heyward and Brian McCann each homered in the four-run first inning, Mike Minor didn’t allow a hit until the fifth, and the Braves cruised to a 7-3 win against the Cubs to salvage splits of their four-game series and 10-game hometand.