Joy for Phillies and Brewers comes with disaster for Cubs. Plus, ranking every Ryder Cup player, 1-24

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⚾ Good morning to everybody however particularly …

THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AND THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS

The Phillies are heading again to the playoffs, and historical past suggests they may well be in for a amusing experience. Philadelphia clinched a postseason berth with a 3-2 walk-off win over the Pirates.

• Rookie Johan Rojas equipped the walk-off hit, the primary of his profession. Cristian Pache scored the profitable run. 
• The Phillies would be the No. 4 seed, that means they’re going to face the No. 5 seed within the Wild Card Series.
• Last yr, Philadelphia went all of the option to the World Series because the No. 6 seed prior to falling to the Astros. 

The Brewers, in the meantime, would possibly not be the Phillies’ wild-card opponent after Milwaukee clinched the NL Central — and the No. 3 seed — in dramatic style. More on that during a bit of.

😁 Honorable mentions

🐻 And no longer this type of just right morning for …

THE CHICAGO CUBS

It’s been a coarse couple of days for Chicago’s ursine sports activities groups. Two days after the Bears‘ blowout loss to the Chiefs, the Cubs discovered any other embarrassing — however way more heartbreaking — option to lose.

Outfielder Seiya Suzuki totally neglected a regimen fly ball within the 8th inning because the Cubs blew a six-run lead and misplaced, 7-6, to the Braves.

• The loss passed the NL Central to the Brewers, even after Milwaukee misplaced to the Cardinals previous.
• Even worse, the Cubs at the moment are one sport again of the Diamondbacks for the second one NL wild-card spot and simply 0.5 video games up at the Marlins (and 1.5 up at the Reds) for the 3rd and ultimate spot.
• The Cubs had gained 217 directly video games when main via six or extra runs coming into the ground of the 6th inning. Their remaining such loss used to be in 2002.

😞 Not so honorable mentions

🏈 NFL Power Rankings: Dolphins into best 5, Jaguars tumbling

On Jan. 7, 2019, Trevor Lawrence and Tua Tagovailoa met within the nationwide championship. Two younger children, two shiny futures. But there may simplest be one winner: Lawrence threw for 3 touchdowns, Tagovailoa used to be intercepted two times, and Clemson rolled Alabama, 44-16.

Tagovailoa performed yet one more yr for Bama, however a devastating hip harm ended his faculty profession and dropped him to 5th within the 2020 NFL Draft. Lawrence shined for two extra years at Clemson and went first general in 2021. Tagovailoa and Lawrence have had ups and downs since, however either one of their groups — Tua’s Dolphins and Trevor’s Jaguars — entered this season with prime expectancies. So a long way, just one is handing over.

Tagovailoa and the Dolphins are as much as No. 4 in Pete Prisco’s Power Rankings, whilst Lawrence and the Jaguars took the most important drop of the week from tenth to twentieth.

Here’s the highest 5:

1. 49ers (earlier: 1)
2. Eagles (3)
3. Chiefs (4)
4. Dolphins (6)
5. Bills (7) 

Dolphins-Bills is an early contender for sport of the yr. Obviously, the Miami offense — the league’s absolute best via a mile — in opposition to the Buffalo protection is the most important storyline. But the turn facet is intriguing, too: Josh Allen and the Buffalo offense has been a lot advanced after a Week 1 disaster, and the Miami protection has a possibility to turn its gifted folks can shape a constant unit. I feel Pete is underrating the Dolphins, however time (Sunday) will inform!

You can see Pete’s complete ratings right here.

🏌 Ranking the Ryder Cup box: Europe populates best, backside

Ranking the sector is rarely simple in golfing, despite the fact that Kyle Porter makes it glance that manner. But it is particularly tough on the Ryder Cup the place the group facet makes the golfing, and subsequently the ratings, a lot more sophisticated than commonplace.

Yet Kyle is again with any other very good ranking, 1-24, and here is his best 5 …

1. Rory McIlroy (Europe) — “McIlroy has had the best statistical two-year run of his career.”
2. Viktor Hovland (Europe) — “He picked a great time to find his best golf.”
3. Jon Rahm (Europe) — “Rahm has cooled off more than the other two but not enough to dissuade me from what I saw in 2021, which was a single golfer carrying an entire continent toward a finish line they never really sniffed.”
4. Scottie Scheffler (U.S.) — “In this team format, Scheffler has a chance to truly excel.”
5. Patrick Cantlay (U.S.) — “I think his nice finish to the season (top 15 in his last three tournaments) and overall Ryder Cup record (3-0-1) warrants this spot.”

Fear no longer, U.S. enthusiasts: Europe will have Kyle’s best 3, but it surely additionally has his backside 3. Plus, there’ll all the time be surprises, breakouts and letdowns. Patrick McDonald has 3 sleepers for each and every facet, together with …

• McDonald: “Max Homa — Despite being world No. 7 and a six-time winner, Homa is a prime candidate in my eyes. Fresh off his first top-10 major finish at The Open, Homa has since rattled off results of T6, T5, T9 and T7. As such, he rolls into Rome with some serious momentum. It would be putting it mildly to say he thrived at the 2022 Presidents Cup with a perfect 4-0-0 record in his U.S. team debut, and that may just be the beginning of his love affair for this type of stage.”

I additionally loved Kyle’s tale on former phenoms turning into sage vets and Patrick’s deep dive into a kind of avid gamers, Justin Thomas.

⚾ Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson dies at 86

Orioles legend Brooks Robinson died Tuesday at 86 years outdated.

• The numbers are staggering. In his 23-year profession, spent completely with Baltimore, Robinson made 18 All-Star Games and gained 16 Gold Gloves, two World Series, an MVP, a World Series MVP and an All-Star Game MVP.
• He used to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983 with 92% of the vote. I’m no longer certain the way it wasn’t upper.
• An absolute wizard at 3rd base, Robinson’s 39.1 profession defensive Wins Above Replacement is maximum ever on the place. The distinction between him and No. 2 at the checklist (Adrián Beltré) is greater than the variation between Beltré and No. 13.
• Robinson’s 78.4 general WAR is 7th amongst 3rd baseman and 2d amongst all Orioles, in the back of simplest Cal Ripken Jr.

As a part of a observation, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred stated Robinson used to be “a model of excellence, durability, loyalty and winning baseball for the Orioles. … I will always remember Brooks as a true gentleman who represented our game extraordinarily well on and off the field all his life.”

On a private observe, my dad grew up in Baltimore as an ardent Orioles fan. He known as Robinson “one of my childhood heroes.” I’m certain a whole technology of Baltimoreans stocks the sentiment.

⚽ Lionel Messi, Inter Miami in U.S. Open Cup ultimate this night

When Lionel Messi joined Inter Miami, the membership had by no means gained a trophy. Then, one month after he joined, he led them to the Leagues Cup. And now, they are going for trophy No. 2 this night within the U.S. Open Cup ultimate in opposition to the Houston Dynamo on CBS Sports Network and Paramount+.

Yes, Messi has supposed that a lot. He has remodeled the membership on and off the sector, writes Pardeep Cattry. And the Herons hope he continues to take action this night. Messi made a cameo in apply Tuesday, and supervisor Tata Martino stated he’s going to wait “until the last minute” to look if Messi can play this night.

Oh, and Messi’s no longer the one superstar who may well be lacking.

If Messi can produce extra magic, even though, it will be profession trophy No. 45. Jonathan Johnson ranked the best 10 trophies of Messi’s profession, and Chuck Booth appeared on the key questions forward of the fit.

📺 What we are staring at Wednesday

⚽ U.S. Open Cup ultimate: Inter Miami vs. Houston Dynamo, 8:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network and Paramount+