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Braves hit 4 homers, beat Cubs 7-3

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    HERSHEY, Pa. - seventh-ranked Columbus State shot a team score of 303 in the second round of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship on Tuesday at the Hershey Country Club East Course in Hershey,
    HERSHEY, Pa. - seventh-ranked Columbus State shot a team score of 303 in the second round of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship on Tuesday at the Hershey Country Club East Course in Hershey,
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    HOOVER, Ala. – Seventh-seeded Alabama scored three times in the eighth inning en route to a 6-3 win over the 10th-seeded Auburn Tigers in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament
    HOOVER, Ala. – Seventh-seeded Alabama scored three times in the eighth inning en route to a 6-3 win over the 10th-seeded Auburn Tigers in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament
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    HERSHEY, Pa. — No. 7 Columbus State fired a team score of 297 and are tied for seventh after the opening round of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship. The event is being held at the Hershey Country
    HERSHEY, Pa. — No. 7 Columbus State fired a team score of 297 and are tied for seventh after the opening round of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship. The event is being held at the Hershey Country

ATLANTA (AP) - Jason Heyward and Brian McCann each hit a two-run homer in the first inning, helping Mike Minor and the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3 on Thursday night.

Freddie Freeman and Juan Francisco also connected for Atlanta, which salvaged a split of the four-game series. Minor (5-6) held the Cubs without a hit until the fifth and gave up three runs, two earned, and three hits in 6 1-3 innings overall.

Matt Garza (4-7) threw 94 pitches in four innings for Chicago. He allowed five runs and five hits.