September 2007 in Sports - 27 September 2007 (Thursday)

27 September 2007 (Thursday)

• Major League Baseball playoff races:
  • American League:
    • Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 4
    • New York Yankees 3, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1
      • The Bosox slip to a 2-game lead over the Yankees in the AL East; their magic number remains 2.
  • National League:
    • St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 0
    • Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 4
      • The Phillies reach a tie for first place in the NL East for the first time this season. Philadelphia first baseman Ryan Howard strikes out twice; his first strikeout, his 196th on the season, breaks Adam Dunn's record for most strikeouts in a season.
    • Florida Marlins 6, Chicago Cubs 4
      • The Cubbies are swept for the series and the season by the last-place Marlins, but their lead in the NL Central stays at 2 games thanks to the Brewers' loss.
    • San Diego Padres 9, Milwaukee Brewers 5
      • The Padres end the day as they began it—1 game behind the D-backs in the NL West, and 1 game ahead in the wild card race.
    • Arizona Diamondbacks 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
      • Starting pitcher Micah Owings not only throws 6⅓ scoreless innings, but also goes 4-for-4 with three doubles and three RBI as the D-backs maintain their lead in the NL West.
    • Colorado Rockies 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 4
      • The Rockies extend their franchise-record winning streak to 11, but stay 2 games behind the division-leading D-backs and 1 game back of the wild card-leading Padres .

• Basketball:
  • UAAP men's basketball semifinal at Quezon City.
    • Ateneo 65–64 La Salle
      • Ateneo forces a knockout game.

• Football (soccer):
  • 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Semifinal in China
    • United States 0–4 Brazil, Hangzhou
      • Brazil ends the USA's 51-match unbeaten streak, handing them their first loss under current coach Greg Ryan. It is also the worst loss in the history of the US women's team.
      • After the match, US goalkeeper Hope Solo, whom Ryan had benched in favor of veteran Briana Scurry, causes controversy by criticizing both Ryan's coaching decisions and Scurry's performance.