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)