Carson Kelly homered and drove in four runs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 7-1 on Saturday for their fifth consecutive win. Dansby Swanson also went deep as Chicago improved to 7-2 since it dropped its first two games in Tokyo against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

We have our doubts about Ben Brown in this matchup, and our Padres vs. Cubs predictions expect Jackson Merrill to take advantage.

This game highlighted the Cubs’ ability to get on base and generate walks. The Cubs walked eight times and had had 11 hits. When you include the two Padres’ errors and one hit by pitch, the Cubs had 22 total base runners in this one.

In an era where players seem to change teams as frequently as they change clothes, Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ is in one way a throwback.

Cubs: Ben Brown (1-1, 5.87 ERA, 1.96 WHIP, 10 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs will look to sweep a three-game series with a victory over the San Diego Padres. Chicago went 83-79 overall and 44-37 in home games a season ago.

New York; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Bowden Francis (1-0, 3.00 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, four strikeouts); Mets: David Peterson (1-0, 3.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, nine strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mets -135,

Matt Chapman hit a pair of RBI doubles to back a strong start by Robbie Ray and the San Francisco Giants beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Saturday night to extend their winning streak to six games. Chapman,

Trent Grisham went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs to continue the New York Yankees' hot offensive start during a 10-4 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.

Willy Adames hit a winning two-run single with two outs in the 11th inning, sending the Giants over the Mariners 10-9 Friday in their home opener.

The Colorado Rockies turned the fifth triple play in franchise history in the second inning Saturday night against the Athletics.

Yankees superstar Aaron Judge appeared in his 1,000th big-league game on Friday, a 9-4 New York victory that spoiled the Pittsburgh Pirates' home opener (box score). Judge went 1 for 5 with a walk on the afternoon.

Mike Trout saw everything in Tanner Bibee’s repertoire during a 10-pitch at-bat in the third inning Saturday night. The Los Angeles Angels star waded through four fastballs, three sliders, one changeup and one cut-fastball from the Cleveland Guardians ace before striking out on a 95-mph sinker at the top of the zone.