TAKING THE FIFTH: The Cubs scored all five of their runs last night in the fifth inning. They have outscored their opponents by 25 runs in the fifth, 40-15. Their next-largest differential in an inning is 19, in the second (34-15). They are +11 in the first (26-15) and ninth (17-6). (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)

Miguel Amaya went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a run scored, Swanson finished with two hits and Kyle Tucker had an RBI triple for the Cubs, who extended their franchise record by winning their seventh straight home series opener to begin a season.

Dansby Swanson and the Chicago Cubs will see Cal Quantrill starting for the Miami Marlins in the first game of a three-game series, Monday at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Cubs rank third in baseball with 59 home runs. They average 1.4 per game. The Marlins strike out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.