Back-to-back home runs from Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly were the difference Tuesday as the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 3-1 win in Game 1 of their Best of 3 Wild Card series against the San Diego Padres.

Matthew Boyd and four relievers combined to allow just the one run on four hits to push San Diego to the brink of elimination this afternoon in the Windy City.

Major League Baseball adopted the best-of-three format in 2022. Since then, the team winning Game 1 has won the series EVERY time. Winning two straight after losing the first would not seem to be so daunting, but it has proved to be just that.

It is an interesting matchup today as the Padres send Dylan Cease to the mound and the Cubs send Andrew Kittredge . Cease has appeared in 4 playoff games and started three in his c

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