Ian Happ gets 3 hits as Cubs beat Brewers 5-4 on opening day

Chicago Cubs' Ian Happ hits a two-run double against the Milwaukee Brewers during the seventh...
Chicago Cubs' Ian Happ hits a two-run double against the Milwaukee Brewers during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Chicago.(Kamil Krzaczynski | AP)
Published: Apr. 7, 2022 at 5:34 PM CDT
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CHICAGO (AP) - Ian Happ had three hits, including a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 on opening day.

Nico Hoerner hit the majors’ first homer of 2022 and Kyle Hendricks pitched neatly into the sixth, leading Chicago to the victory on a chilly, overcast afternoon at Wrigley Field.

Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki reached three times and scored in his first big league game.

On a day stuffed full of firsts and debuts, Milwaukee ace Corbin Burnes and catcher Omar Narváez became the first battery to use baseball’s new electronic pitch-calling system in a regular-season game.

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