September 2008 in Sports - 22 September 2008 (Monday)

22 September 2008 (Monday)

• American football:
  • National Football League Monday Night Football Week 3:
    • San Diego Chargers 48, New York Jets 29
      • The Chargers collect their first win of the season, with Philip Rivers throwing for three touchdowns, LaDainian Tomlinson running for two more, and the defense sacking Brett Favre four times and intercepting him twice, returning one for a touchdown.

• Baseball:
  • Major League Baseball playoff races:
    • American League:
      • Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 3
        • The Red Sox remain one win or one New York Yankees loss away from clinching the AL wild card.
      • Tampa Bay Rays 4, Baltimore Orioles 2
        • The Rays' lead over the Bosox in the AL East goes to 2½ games, and their magic number to clinch the division drops to 4.
    • National League:
      • Chicago Cubs 9, New York Mets 5
        • The Cubs clinch home-field advantage throughout the NL playoffs and deal the Mets' hopes of winning the NL East a serious blow. The Mets' lead in the NL wild card race over the idle Milwaukee Brewers drops to 1 game.
      • Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 2
        • The Phillies increase their lead in the NL East to 2½ games.
      • Arizona Diamondbacks 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2
        • The D-backs close to within 2 games of the idle Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.