CHICAGO - Kris Bryant and Willson Contreras each homered twice, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 13-4 on an afternoon when Atlanta returned Sean Kazmar Jr. to the major leagues for the first time in 13 years.
Javier Baez and David Bote also homered for the Cubs, who stopped a three-game losing streak.
Chicago entered hitting a major league-worst .166 and then took an 11-0 lead in the fifth.
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Kazmar, a 36-year-old infielder, pinch hit in the fifth inning grounded into a 4-6-3 double play.
Kazmar had not played in the major leagues since Sept. 23, 2008, with San Diego.
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