October 2004 in Sports - October 9, 2004

October 9, 2004

  • Baseball:
    • American League Division Series:
      • The New York Yankees win their series against the Minnesota Twins, 3 games to 1, with a 6–5 win in 10 innings. The Yankees come back from a 5–1 deficit with four runs in the eighth inning, capped by a three-run home run from Rubén Sierra. In the top of the 10th inning, Alex Rodriguez scores the winning run on a wild pitch. (ESPN)
    • National League Division Series:
      • The Los Angeles Dodgers stay alive in their series against the St. Louis Cardinals, winning 4–0 behind a complete-game shutout by Jose Lima. The Dodgers, who now trail 2 games to 1 in the series, get their runs via a two-run double from Steve Finley and two solo homers from Shawn Green. (ESPN)
      • The Houston Astros win their 19th consecutive home game to take a 2 games to 1 series lead over the Atlanta Braves, winning 8–5. The Astros' offense is sparked by Carlos Beltrán, who goes 2-for-5 with a two-run homer. (ESPN)
  • Football:
    • FIFA World Cup European Qualifying
      • FYR Macedonia 2 – 2 Holland
      • Czech Republic 1 – 0 Romania
      • Finland 3 – 1 Armenia
      • Albania 0 – 2 Denmark
      • Turkey 4 – 0 Kazakhstan
      • Ukraine 1 – 1 Greece
      • Liechtenstein 2 – 2 Portugal
      • Slovakia 4 – 1 Latvia
      • Luxembourg 0 – 4 Russia
      • France 0 – 0 Rep of Ireland
      • Israel 2 – 2 Switzerland
      • Cyprus 2 – 2 Faroe Islands
      • Slovenia 1 – 0 Italy
      • Belarus 4 – 0 Moldova
      • Scotland 0 – 1 Norway
      • Austria 1 – 3 Poland
      • Azerbaijan 0 – 0 Northern Ireland
      • England 2 – 0 Wales
      • Spain 2 – 0 Belgium
      • Bosnia Herzegovina 0 – 0 Serbia and Montenegro
      • Croatia 2 – 2 Bulgaria
      • Malta 0 – 0 Iceland
      • Sweden 3 – 0 Hungary
    • FIFA World Cup South American Qualifying
      • Venezuela 2 – 5 Brazil
      • Colombia 1 – 1 Paraguay
      • Bolivia 1 – 0 Peru
      • Argentina 4 – 2 Uruguay
    • FIFA World Cup African Qualifying
      • Sudan 1 – 1 Cameroon
      • Gabon 1 – 1 Nigeria
      • Cape Verde 1 – 0 Burkina Faso
      • Rwanda 1 – 1 Algeria
      • Botswana 2 – 1 Kenya
      • Malawi 2 – 2 Tunisia
    • FIFA World Cup North / Central American & Caribbean Qualifying
      • Panama 1 – 1 Jamaica
      • Costa Rica 5 – 0 Guatemala
      • El Salvador 0 – 2 USA
      • Honduras 1 – 1 Canada
    • FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifying
      • Sri Lanka 2 – 2 Turkmenistan (FIFAWorldCup.Yahoo.com)

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