Photos: Craig Kimbrel stops Braves in first game with Cubs

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Photos: Craig Kimbrel stops Braves in first game with Cubs

Former Braves pitcher suited up for Chicago in 9-7 victory over his first team.

Former Braves closer Craig Kimbrel (left) celebrates with Cubs catcher Victor Caratini after a 9-7 win over the Braves at Wrigley Field on June 27, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

Craig Kimbrel #24 of the Chicago Cubs pitches in the ninth inning during the game against the Atlanta Braves at Wrigley Field on June 27, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

Craig Kimbrel #24 of the Chicago Cubs pitches in the ninth inning during the game against the Atlanta Braves at Wrigley Field on June 27, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

Craig Kimbrel #24 pitches in the ninth inning during the game against the Atlanta Braves at Wrigley Field on June 27, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

Anthony Rizzo #44 of the Chicago Cubs hugs Craig Kimbrel #24 after the last out during the ninth inning against the Atlanta Braves at Wrigley Field on June 27, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

Bryse Wilson #46 of the Atlanta Braves pitches in the fourth inning during the game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on June 27, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

Freddie Freeman #5 of the Atlanta Braves rounds the bases on his two-run home run during the third inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on June 27, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

Freddie Freeman #5 of the Atlanta Braves is congratulated by Dansby Swanson #7 following his two-run home run during the third inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on June 27, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

Atlanta Braves' Freddie Freeman celebrates with teammates after hitting a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Thursday, June 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Atlanta Braves left fielder Austin Riley, right, can't make the play on a single by Chicago Cubs' Anthony Rizzo as third baseman Josh Donaldson (20) watches on during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Thursday, June 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Bryce Wilson tosses the ball during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Thursday, June 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Jason Heyward #22 of the Chicago Cubs hits a two-RBI single during the fourth inning against the Atlanta Braves at Wrigley Field on June 27, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Josh Tomlin watches after Chicago Cubs' Victor Caratini hit a two-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Thursday, June 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Former Braves closer Craig Kimbrel (left) celebrates with Cubs catcher Victor Caratini after a 9-7 win over the Braves at Wrigley Field on June 27, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

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