Ian Happ, Cubs top Brewers to kick off MLB season

Ian Happ finished with three hits Thursday afternoon, including the tie-breaking, two-run double in the seventh inning that sparked the host Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the first game of the Major League Baseball season.

The Cubs, whose streak of six straight winning seasons ended when they went 71-91 in 2021, improved to 80-65-2 all-time on Opening Day. The Brewers, who have made a franchise-