CHICAGO (Interstat) — The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres 3-1 on Tuesday in Game 1 of their playoff series before 39,114 at Wrigley Field. Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning to erase a 1-0 deficit. Nico Hoerner added a sacrifice fly in the eighth for insurance. Nick Pivetta took the loss for San Diego despite striking out nine over five innings. Daniel Palencia earned the win in relief for the Cubs, and Brad Keller recorded the save. The Cubs lead the best-of-five series 1-0. Game 2 is scheduled for Wednesday.