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Back-to-back homers help lift Cubs over Padres 3-1 in Game 1 of wild-card series

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The roar was deafening, as Cubs fans twirled blue “W” towels over their heads and catcher Carson Kelly rounded the bases.

In the fifth inning of the Cubs’ 3-1 win over the Padres in Game 1 of a best-of-three wild-card series, Cubs fans had a lot to cheer about.

Kelly’s go-ahead solo homer followed Seiya Suzuki’s game-tying blast, which accounted for the Cubs’ first run of the game.

It was just the fourth time in postseason history that the Cubs have hit back-to-back home runs, according to mlb.com.