October 2004 in Sports - October 7, 2004

October 7, 2004

• Baseball: National League Division Series
  • The Atlanta Braves even their series with the Houston Astros 4–2 in 11 innings. Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal hits a game-winning walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to even the series at one game apiece.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals take a 2–0 lead in their series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, winning by the same 8–3 score as in Game 1.
• NFL: Baltimore Ravens star running back Jamal Lewis, who was scheduled to go on trial on federal charges of conspiracy to deal cocaine, pleads guilty to a lesser charge of using a cellular phone to set up a drug deal. Under the plea agreement, Lewis will serve four months in a federal prison and two months in a halfway house after the end of the 2004 NFL season. (ESPN)