September 2005 in Sports - 28 September 2005

28 September 2005

• Major League Baseball playoff races:
  • American League
    • Toronto Blue Jays 7, Boston Red Sox 2
    • New York Yankees 2, Baltimore Orioles 1
      • The Yankees lead by one game over the Red Sox.
    • Chicago White Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 2
    • Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1, Cleveland Indians 0
      • The ChiSox' magic number is now one as the White Sox won the season series over the Indians.
      • The Indians and Red Sox are now tied for the AL wild card.
        • Clinched: Los Angeles Angels (AL West)
  • National League
    • Philadelphia Phillies 16, New York Mets 6
    • Houston Astros 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6
      • Astros magic number to clinch NL Wild Card is two.
    • San Diego Padres 9, San Francisco Giants 1
      • Padres clinch the NL West title.
        • Clinched: Atlanta Braves (NL East); St. Louis Cardinals (NL Central).

• Football (soccer)
  • UEFA Champions League 2005-06, group stage, matchday 2:
    • Group E: Schalke 04 2 – 2 A.C. Milan
    • Group E: Fenerbahçe 3 – 0 PSV
    • Group F: Rosenborg 0 – 1 Lyon
    • Group F: Real Madrid 2 – 1 Olympiakos
      • Real Madrid star Raúl becomes the first player to score 50 goals in European Cup/Champions League play.
    • Group G: Liverpool 0 – 0 Chelsea
    • Group G: RSC Anderlecht 0 – 1 Real Betis
    • Group H: Internazionale 1 – 0 Rangers
    • Group H: Porto 2 – 3 Artmedia Bratislava
      • Champions League newcomers Artmedia come back from 2–0 down.
• See also UEFA Champions League 2005-06.
  • Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final
    • Los Angeles Galaxy 1 — 0 FC Dallas