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 itβ1 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 6β 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 .
- American League:
- Basketball:
- UAAP men's basketball semifinal at Quezon City.
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- Ateneo forces a knockout game.
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- UAAP men's basketball semifinal at Quezon City.
- Football (soccer):
- 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Semifinal in China
- United States 0β4 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.
- United States 0β4 Brazil, Hangzhou
- 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Semifinal in China
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