It’s safe to say that if it wasn’t a rivalry before, it is now as an unfamiliar team is back atop the NL Central throne.
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Monday at Wrigley Field to win the NL Central division title.
The Milwaukee Brewers used a eighth inning rally to break a 1-1 tie as center fielder Lorenzo Cain’s RBI single with no outs gave the Brewers a 2-1 lead.
Left fielder Ryan Braun would add to Milwaukee’s lead in the eighth with a RBI single with one out.
Milwaukee received an outstanding effort from right-hander Jhoulys Chacin and one of the best bullpens in the MLB this season who came in to shut the door on the Cubs NL Central title plans.
Wrigley Field was unusually loud for the road team on Monday afternoon as a large number of Brewers fans made the trip to the north side of Chicago to watch their team celebrate a division title.
Milwaukee Brewers’ right fielder Christian Yelich, who’s been the hottest hitter in the MLB since the All-Star break, continued his tear with a 3-for-4 day that included a RBI.
Milwaukee Brewers’ shortstop Orlando Arcia would have a huge performance for the Brewers as he went 4-for-5, collecting four hits for the first time in his career.
The Brewers pitching staff shutdown the Cubs offense as Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez, Kris Bryant, Daniel Murphy and Wilson Contreras went a combined 3-for-17.
The electric bullpen would go 3.1 IP allowing two hits while recording five strikeouts, with Josh Hader pitching the final two innings and recording three strikeouts.
It took 163 games to do it, and it happened at the one park the Brewers would want to do it outside of Miller Park.
The victory gives the Milwaukee Brewers just their second division title in franchise history and also gives them home-field advantage throughout the NL playoffs for the first time ever.
The Brewers last won the NL Central back in 2011 where they went on to advance to the NLCS for the first time in franchise history.
The Chicago Cubs loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday completed a huge meltdown for the Cubs who on August 28th held a six game lead over the Brewers, who fell to third place behind the St. Louis Cardinals.
It’s the first time in franchise history the Cubs have blown a division lead of this magnitude. The loss means that the Cubs will have to host a NL Wildcard game at Wrigley Field on Tuesday night vs the loser of the Los Angeles Dodgers-Colorado Rockies NL West tiebreaker game.
The Milwaukee Brewers would jump out to a 1-0 lead in the third inning after a RBI single by right fielder Christian Yelich with two outs off left-hander Jose Quintana.
Chicago would held hitless by right-hander Jhoulys Chacin until the fifth inning until first baseman Anthony Rizzo sent a high fly ball into the seats in right field to make it a 1-1 game.
Chacin finished the game with a strong line of 5.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, and 3 Ks on 75 pitches.
The Brewers would be unable to do much damage against the Chicago Cubs left-hander as Quintana pitched around six base runners allowed to give the Cubs five strong innings of one-run ball.
The Brewers — who out-hit the Cubs in the game 12 to 3 — had their opportunities early but were unable to break through until the eighth inning rally.
That eighth inning rally would start with a single by shortstop Orlando Arcia that followed with a double by pinch-hitter Domingo Santana.
Those hits would set up the Brewers breakthrough with Lorenzo Cain and Ryan Braun, as mentioned earlier, giving the Brewers a 3-1 lead.
All-Star left-handed reliever Josh Hader would come into the bottom of the eighth to get a 1-2-3 inning, but would run into trouble in the ninth inning.
After retiring the first two hitters to greet him, Hader would give up a single to second baseman Javier Baez after a nine pitch at-bat.
Facing Anthony Rizzo, who had already hit his 25th home run of the season, Hader would get Anthony Rizzo to fly out to right-field to end the game as he picked up the two-out save for the Brewers.
Craig Counsell’s Milwaukee Brewers are the hottest team in the MLB that right now looks like the NL’s best team, but they’re much hungry for more.
For the Chicago Cubs, this disappointment will sting for a while if the Cubs bow out of the MLB postseason quickly, but a team that’s 15-18 over their last 33 games has little time to lick their wounds.
Chicago Cubs’ manager Joe Maddon will go with veteran left-hander Jon Lester on Tuesday for the NL Wildcard game at Wrigley Field vs an opponent yet to be determined.
The Milwaukee Brewers, meanwhile, may not have to wait long to face the Chicago Cubs again as they will face the winner of the NL Wildcard game in the NLDS.
The Milwaukee Brewers victory today was their eighth straight win, a season-high for them.
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The first teaser trailer for the Elton John biopic “Rocketman” is here, showing off Taron Egerton as the iconic pop star.
Boasting the tagline “based on a true fantasy” the film promises a closer look into John’s life. With November’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” just around the corner, it seems as though biopics on musicians are on the rise.
Judging from the one-minute teaser, “Rocketman” will be a dramatic retelling of his rise to fame and eventual stardom. Best known for his role in the “Kingsmen” franchise, Egerton looks surprisingly like the iconic “Tiny Dancer” singer, dawning the iconic and flamboyant outfits and glasses.
Starting with the iconic music to “Bennie and the Jets” the trailer immediately has viewers tapping their toes and singing along to what has become one of Elton John’s anthems. The teaser promises some inventive shots, including a levitated crowd surrounding Elton on the piano.
The film is a reunion for “Eddie the Eagle” director Dexter Fletcher and Egerton, who starred in the 2013 film. “Rocketman” is still filming, and set to be released on May 19, 2019.
Cardi B expected to turn herself in Monday in connection to a strip club fight, a police source said.
The rapper will turn herself in to police in Flushing precinct in New York City, sources confirmed to PIX11.
She reportedly ordered an attack on two bartenders at Angel Strip Club in Flushing on Aug. 29, according to police sources. The rapper was at a venue to watch Migos performance, when she saw the two women. She then had the members of her entourage attack the two women with bottles and chairs, TMZ reports .
The two woman identified as Jade and Baddie Gi, required medical attention after the attack at Angel Strip Club.
It is believed the rapper suspected one of the bartenders slept with her husband Offset, a member of the Migos, according to TMZ.
She will likely face reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct charges, TMZ reports.
Everywhere Cardi goes trouble seems to follow her, first the NYFW now this. Damn Cardi, you really have to do better. Set a better example especially for your daughter. Yes, everybody makes mistakes and aren’t perfect but Cardi Cardi something got to give.
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San Diego may not have the same flare as Los Angeles, but it hosted royalty in the form of King James on Sunday night.
LeBron James made his Los Angeles Lakers debut on Sunday night vs the Denver Nuggets at the Valley View Casino Center.
Taking the court for the first time in his NBA career in a Lakers uniform, James made the most of his preseason exhibition.
The three-time NBA MVP was up to his usual old tricks. He got the night going with a nice no-look pass to Brandon Ingram for a dunk moments into the game.
James pulled up for a 3-pointer near the top of the key over Denver Nuggets’ guard Gary Harris as he buried his first 3-pointer less than two minutes into the contest.
For the most part, the 33 year-old veteran spent a large portion of his night trying to get a understanding and feel for his new teammates.
That’s something of upmost important to James when playing with a cast of new players. Picking up on tendencies and habits from his teammates which better prepare James to make the needed adjustments on the fly.
James finished the game with 9 points (2-for-6 FG), 3 rebounds and 3 assists in 15 minutes. He would not play in the second half.
James signed a four year/$154 million with the Los Angeles Lakers back in July as a free agent. It was greatly rumored well before the start of last season that the King had his eyes set on Hollywood, even buying a mansion in Los Angeles during the 2017-18 season which served as somewhat of a prelude.
This is the third team in LeBron James’ NBA career as he has spent his NBA career playing for both the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat.
By signing LeBron James the Los Angeles Lakers immediately made themselves a playoff contender at the very least with four years likely designed around adding more star free agents.
James is enjoying what he’s seen from his teammates, particularly the ones in the starting five that are made up of inexperienced but talented young players.
In a interview following practice LeBron James said he was impressed with what he’s seen out of Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma, describing them all as players having a hunger to get better each day.
The Los Angeles Lakers talent is real, but so are their many flaws that should test LeBron James who will begin this most intriguing journey out West.
James and the Lakers will use their five remaining preseason games as well as two more weeks during training camp to prepare for the 82-game journey that awaits them.
The Los Angeles Lakers open their season on the road vs the Portland Trail Blazers on October 18th.
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If you watched Week 4 of the NFL season and didn’t come away feeling like you just watched the best Sunday of the NFL season to this point, go get drug tested because you need a few more in you!
In Week 4 we saw the highest scoring game of the NFL season in a unlikely venue, a running back gain over 100 yards rushing on three carries, the Saints play defense (kinda??) and three overtime games that didn’t end in a tie.
That’s all to say like a excited kid with a new bike or a bunch of cartoon mice in a fictional headquarters typing on buttons out of panic in code red that Week 4 was f****** awesome and arguably one of the best Sundays in the NFL in recent memory.
Just when we thought we saw the best that Week 5 would have to offer last Thursday night in Los Angeles, seven games were decided by three points or less on a fantastic day of NFL action.
Not to keep flapping my gums, here is my recap of the Sunday that was in the NFL.
Mitchell Trubisky Has Coming Out Party vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Who the heck is that?
I’m referring to number 10 wearing a Chicago Bears jersey, who before the game seemed to make some agreement with the football gods to get Ryan’s ‘Fitzmagic’ for a day.
The 2017 number two overall pick has had a slower development than his other mates from the 2017 draft class that includes Deshaun Watson and Patrick Mahomes, but on Sunday vs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers he had a coming of age.
Trubisky torched the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense at a sold out Soldier Field for 5 touchdowns in the first half, a franchise record. He would finish the game with a career-high 354 passing yards and 6 TDs with a 154.3 Passer Rating.
The Chicago Bears (3-1) went on to romp the suddenly skidding Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48-10 in their most impressive and dominating victory of the season.
The 24 year-old quarterback coming into today had only nine career touchdown passes in 15 NFL starts, causing some groans in the Windy City.
If today taught us anything, however, it’s that the talented quarterback has a bright future on a team that looks ready to take the next level into playoff contention in 2018.
Pats Bounce Back vs 3-0 Miami Dolphins
In the Brady/Belichick era, New England simply doesn’t lose three consecutive games.
Behind a strong performance on both sides of the ball, the New England Patriots dominated the Miami Dolphins in a emphatic 38-7 win at Gillette Stadium.
The Patriots coming into the game struggled on offense with only 36 points over their last 10 quarters and a defense allowing well over 50 percent of third downs to be converted against them.
In the first half they flipped the script on a Miami Dolphins team off to a surprising 3-0 start.
In the first half the New England Patriots offense out-gained the Miami Dolphins 272 to 75 and went 6-for-9 on third down, scoring 24 points in the process.
Miami’s offense was stuck in quicksand in the first half as they went 1-for-6 on third down. Miami trailing 10-0 in the second quarter would turn the ball over on a high snap resulting in a fumble recovery by New England.
Adding to their woes, Miami rushed for a grand total of 7 rushing yards vs a team that allowed 159 rushing yards a week ago.
New England (2-2) cruised in the second half, but a few developments to watch is the impact of Josh Gordon being on the field.
Gordon made his Patriots debut on Sunday and having him on the field seemingly opened things up for New England’s rushing attack, which had a season-high in rushing attempts (40) and rushing yards (175).
Rookie running back Sony Michel rushed the ball 25 times for 112 rushing yards and his first career touchdown. Meanwhile, always consistent pass catching running back James White in addition to recording a touchdown reception finished the game with 44 rushing yards and 1 TD.
Mistake Prone Browns Cough Up Lead In OT Thriller vs Oakland Raiders
The Cleveland Browns may have ended their drought of nearly two years without a win, but their inability to end another will have to wait.
The Oakland Raiders behind 437 passing yards and 3 TDs from Derek Carr outlasted the Cleveland Browns 45-42 on Sunday in overtime at the Oakland Coliseum.
The Cleveland Browns (1-2-1) squandered a 28-14 lead second half lead and imploded defensively as well as unraveled offensively thereafter.
Oakland erased Cleveland’s edge by scoring 17 unanswered, which included a 19-yard touchdown reception by Oakland Raiders’ wide receiver Jordy Nelson to give Oakland a 31-28 lead in the fourth quarter.
Cleveland would regain the lead and then tack on another touchdown — a 41-yard run by running back Nick Chubb — to make it a 42-34 game with 4:20 to go.
This is a Browns defense that through three weeks has looked, dear I say, elite. They lost that moniker quickly after coughing up the lead, allowing Derek Carr and company to score and then tie the game on a 2-point conversion in 58 seconds.
Baker Mayfield — who made his first career start — had a up and down game that included his first two touchdown passes as well as four turnovers, one being a pick six.
Of Mayfield’s four turnovers, three of them led to or resulted in 21 Oakland Raiders points. That’s something that even Hue Jackson can’t put on his defense, which surrendered a season-high 565 total yards on Sunday.
It was a self-destruction that cant be pinned on a field goal kicker going south or the play of Tyrod Taylor.
This loss is on the Cleveland Browns entire team which Cleveland Browns fans are painfully all too familiar with by now.
Tennessee Titans Stun Philadelphia Eagles
The Tennessee Titans followed a statement in a divisional victory last week in Jacksonville with another at home vs the defending champs.
The Tennessee Titans stunned the Philadelphia Eagles 26-23 in overtime on Sunday at Nissan Stadium.
Tennessee Titans’ quarterback Marcus Mariota would find wide receiver Corey Davis for a 10-yard touchdown with five seconds to go in overtime.
Corey Davis, who didn’t record a touchdown last season in his rookie year, made a leaping grab over Eagles’ cornerback Avonte Maddox on a 3rd and goal to give the Titans a third consecutive victory.
The Tennessee Titans fought from a 17-3 deficit in the second half in regulation to take the lead at 20-17, but would allow Philadelphia to send the game into overtime 20-20.
Carson Wentz — who finished the game with 348 passing yards and 2 TDs — led the Philadelphia Eagles on a drive ending in a 37-yard field by kicker Jake Elliot to begin overtime.
After converting on a 4th and 15 play to keep the drive alive and having another converted due to defensive holding, Mike Vrabel would roll the dice on yet another fourth down.
Facing a 4th and 2 at the Eagles 32-yard line, the Tennessee Titans head coach –who initially elected to send out the field goal unit — would send his offense out where they would convert with a 17-yard reception by running back Dion Lewis which would position Tennessee for the game-winning score.
Marcus Mariota finished the game with 344 passing yards and 2 TDs to go along with a team-high 46 rushing yards.
The Tennessee Titans don’t win pretty, but the only stat that matters is 3-1 for a football team that believes their best football is yet to come.
Adam Vinatieri Passes Morten Anderson For All-Time Record In Field Goals Made
The NFL has a new record leader in field goal makes.
Adam Vinatieri passed Morten Anderson for the all-time record in points late in the second quarter with a 42-yard field goal that gave him 565 field goal makes.
Vinatieri came into the day tied with Morten Anderson at 565 field goals after he tied the legendary kicker with a 3-for-3 day vs the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 3.
Undrafted out of South Dakota State University, Vinatieri’s NFL career started back in 1996 for the New England Patriots where he won three Super Bowl titles.
He is mostly remembered for his playoff heroics as a New England Patriot which first began when he hit impossible field goals — which included a game-winning field goal — vs the Oakland Raiders in the 2002 NFL playoffs in a snow blizzard as the Patriots upset the Oakland Raiders 16-13 in OT in the divisional round.
He continued his heroics by hitting game-winning field goals in Super Bowl 36 vs the St. Louis Rams and Super Bowl 38 vs the Carolina Panthers.
The 45-year old spent his first 10 seasons in New England before playing the next 13 in Indianapolis where he won his fourth Super Bowl title back in 2006.
Vinatieri has had 12 seasons where he’s connected on better than 85 percent of his field goals while hitting better than 90 percent of his field goals in 4 seasons.
Greatest kicker ever? At this juncture, that’s indisputable.
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