2007 Toronto Blue Jays season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2007 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 31st season of Major League Baseball . The Blue Jays tried to improve on their 87-win 2006 season, hoping to make the playoffs for the first time since 1993.
In the offseason, the Jays signed All Star outfielder Vernon Wells to one of the richest contracts in MLB history, giving him a seven-year contract worth $126 million .[1] Toronto also extended the contract of first baseman Lyle Overbay ,[2] and signed veteran designated hitter Frank Thomas . To offset the loss of starter Ted Lilly to the Chicago Cubs, Toronto signed Japanese pitcher Tomo Ohka and former Atlanta starter John Thomson to one-year contracts and inked former New York Mets hurler Víctor Zambrano to a minor-league deal. All three men, however, were eventually designated for assignment and released. The Jays also picked up infielder Jason Smith from the Rule 5 draft , but he too was released from his contract.
Regular season
Summary
During the month of January, Toronto signed starting pitchers John Thomson and then Tomo Ohka to incentive-based one-year contracts in an effort to strengthen their 4th and 5th rotational slots. On January 30 Toronto also signed starting pitcher Víctor Zambrano to a minor league contract, and invited him to spring training. All three were eventually released. When Brandon League , who was being considered for the main setup role, arrived to Spring training with a strained lat muscle, Zambrano took the empty spot in the bullpen. Thomson injured himself in spring training, so the Blue Jays named Ohka and Towers as their fourth and fifth starters. After four mediocre starts, Josh Towers was sent to the bullpen and replaced by Dustin McGowan . Towers returned to the rotation later in the year replacing released pitcher Tomo Ohka. When Gustavo Chacín was injured, he was replaced in the rotation by Shaun Marcum , who had a breakout year.
The season was blighted by persistent injuries, with 12 Blue Jays landing on the DL. The most serious injury was that of B. J. Ryan, who was out for the entire season having had Tommy John Surgery. However, due to the emergence of young pitchers like Dustin McGowan , Casey Janssen and Jeremy Accardo , the Jays finished 4 games above .500.
One of the most memorable games this season for the Jays was on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 when they rallied from being down 11–6 in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to win 12–11 on an RBI walk-off base on balls by Aaron Hill , a victory that moved them to within 1 game under .500
Another memorable moment of this season was Dustin McGowan's complete game one-hitter on Sunday, June 24 against the Colorado Rockies at the Rogers Centre. McGowan carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning when outfielder Jeff Baker hit a single with no out to break it up. This was the first Jays' one-hitter since September 27, 1998, in which Roy Halladay threw against the Detroit Tigers. The Jays won 5–0 and moved themselves up to .500 for the first time since May 1 of the season. The game was also notable for Frank Thomas hitting the 499th home run of his career. The day after McGowan's gem, the Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins 8–5 to climb over the .500 mark for the first time since April and get their first four-game winning streak of the season.
On June 28, Frank Thomas became the 21st Major Leaguer to hit 500 career home runs . The pitcher who surrendered the homer was Minnesota Twins' starter Carlos Silva. Despite jumping out to an early lead the Jays couldn't hold on and ended up losing 8–5. In addition, Thomas was ejected from the game in the ninth inning by home plate umpire Mark Wegner for arguing balls and strikes.
On July 6, Reed Johnson returned to the lineup after spending three months on the DL. Johnson had been suffering back problems early in the season and received surgery, which forced him onto the 60-Day DL. This situation left Adam Lind the odd-man out in the lineup and he was optioned down to Triple-A. In his first game back Johnson went 1–3 at the plate, and made a game-saving catch in the ninth which prevented two runs (only one run scored on a sac-fly) from scoring and a runner on second (possibly third) and a one-run lead with only one out. The Jays won the game 8–6 against the Cleveland Indians .
On September 16, Aaron Hill broke the Blue Jays club record for most doubles by a second baseman in one season, set by Roberto Alomar in 1991 with 41 doubles that season. Hill recorded his 42nd double of the season against the Baltimore Orioles .
On September 17, Frank Thomas hit three home runs in a game for only the second time in his career, both times against the Boston Red Sox .
Season standings
Detailed record
Month
Games
Won
Lost
April
25
13
12
May
28
12
16
June
27
14
13
July
26
14
12
August
28
15
13
September
28
15
13
162
83
79
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team
BAL
BOS
CWS
CLE
DET
KC
LAA
MIN
NYY
OAK
SEA
TB
TEX
TOR
NL
Baltimore
—
6–12
5–3
3–4
1–5
7–0
3–7
0–7
9–9
4–4
2–7
11–7
4–6
8–10
6–12
Boston
12–6
—
7–1
5–2
3–4
3–3
6–4
4–3
8–10
4–4
4–5
13–5
6–4
9–9
12–6
Chicago
3–5
1–7
—
7–11
11–7
12–6
5–4
9–9
4–6
4–5
1–7
6–1
2–4
3–4
4–14
Cleveland
4–3
2–5
11–7
—
12–6
11–7
5–5
14–4
0–6
6–4
4–3
8–2
6–3
4–2
9–9
Detroit
5–1
4–3
7–11
6–12
—
11–7
3–5
12–6
4–4
4–6
6–4
3–4
5–4
4–3
14–4
Kansas City
0–7
3–3
6–12
7–11
7–11
—
5–2
9–9
1–9
6–4
3–6
4–3
5–4
3–4
10–8
Los Angeles
7–3
4–6
4–5
5–5
5–3
2–5
—
6–3
6–3
9–10
13–6
6–2
10–9
3–4
14–4
Minnesota
7–0
3–4
9–9
4–14
6–12
9–9
3–6
—
2–5
5–2
6–3
3–4
7–2
4–6
11–7
New York
9–9
10–8
6–4
6–0
4–4
9–1
3–6
5–2
—
2–4
5–5
10–8
5–1
10–8
10–8
Oakland
4–4
4–4
5–4
4–6
6–4
4–6
10–9
2–5
4–2
—
5–14
4–6
9–10
5–4
10–8
Seattle
7–2
5–4
7–1
3–4
4–6
6–3
6–13
3–6
5–5
14–5
—
4–3
11–8
4–5
9–9
Tampa Bay
7–11
5–13
1–6
2–8
4–3
3–4
2–6
4–3
8–10
6–4
3–4
—
5–4
9–9
7–11
Texas
6–4
4–6
4–2
3–6
4–5
4–5
9–10
2–7
1–5
10–9
8–11
4–5
—
5–5
11–7
Toronto
10–8
9–9
4–3
2–4
3–4
4–3
4–3
6–4
8–10
4–5
5–4
9–9
5–5
—
10–8
2007 Draft picks
Source [3]
The 2007 MLB Draft was held on June 7–8. The Blue Jays had two first round picks, along with five compensation picks.
Roster
2007 Toronto Blue Jays
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
Game log
2007 Game Log
April: 13–12 (Home: 7–6; Away: 6–5)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 2
@ Tigers
5–3 (10)
Frasor (1–0)
Rodney (0–1)
Ryan (1)
44,297
1–0
2
April 4
@ Tigers
10–9
Robertson (1–0)
Burnett (0–1)
Jones (1)
24,881
1–1
--
April 5
@ Tigers
Postponed (cold weather) Rescheduled for September 10
3
April 6
@ Devil Rays
6–5
Ryu (1–0)
Ryan (0–1)
38,437
1–2
4
April 7
@ Devil Rays
8–5
Marcum (1–0)
Fossum (0–1)
Ryan (2)
18,495
2–2
5
April 8
@ Devil Rays
6–3
Halladay (1–0)
Kazmir (0–1)
Janssen (1)
12,436
3–2
6
April 9
Royals
9–1
Burnett (1–1)
Pérez (0–2)
50,125
4–2
7
April 10
Royals
6–3
Greinke (1–1)
Towers (0–1)
Soria (1)
22,106
4–3
8
April 11
Royals
7–4
Chacín (1–0)
de la Rosa (1–1)
Ryan (3)
15,218
5–3
9
April 12
Tigers
5–4
Maroth (2–0)
Ohka (0–1)
Zumaya (1)
20,416
5–4
10
April 13
Tigers
2–1 (10)
Halladay (2–0)
Rodney (1–2)
26,268
6–4
11
April 14
Tigers
10–7
Ledezma (2–0)
Ryan (0–2)
Jones (6)
28,203
6–5
12
April 15
Tigers
2–1
Towers (1–1)
Robertson (2–1)
Marcum (1)
25,983
7–5
13
April 17
Red Sox
2–1
Chacín (2–0)
Matsuzaka (1–2)
Frasor (1)
42,162
8–5
14
April 18
Red Sox
4–1
Wakefield (2–1)
Ohka (0–2)
Papelbon (3)
20,188
8–6
15
April 19
Red Sox
5–3
Timlin (1–0)
Marcum (1–1)
Papelbon (4)
33,297
8–7
16
April 20
@ Orioles
5–4
Ray (2–1)
Zambrano (0–1)
25,025
8–8
17
April 21
@ Orioles
5–2
Loewen (2–0)
Towers (1–2)
Ray (6)
25,898
8–9
18
April 22
@ Orioles
7–3
Trachsel (1–1)
Chacín (2–1)
27,285
8–10
19
April 23
@ Red Sox
7–3
Ohka (1–2)
Wakefield (2–2)
Frasor (2)
36,669
9–10
20
April 24
@ Red Sox
10–3
Halladay (3–0)
Tavárez (0–2)
37,161
10–10
--
April 25
@ Yankees
Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 24
21
April 26
@ Yankees
6–0
Burnett (2–0)
Hughes (0–1)
45,118
11–10
22
April 27
Rangers
5–3
Tejeda (3–1)
Towers (1–3)
Otsuka (3)
24,795
11–11
23
April 28
Rangers
9–8 (10)
Otsuka (1–0)
Tallet (0–1)
Benoit (1)
24,119
11–12
24
April 29
Rangers
7–3
Ohka (2–2)
McCarthy (1–4)
27,516
12–12
25
April 30
Rangers
6–1
Halladay (4–0)
Padilla (0–4)
19,041
13–12
May: 12–16 (Home: 8–5; Away: 4–11)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
26
May 1
@ Indians
12–4
Sabathia (4–0)
Burnett (2–2)
13,389
13–13
27
May 2
@ Indians
7–6 (11)
Mastny (2–0)
Marcum (1–2)
14,163
13–14
28
May 3
@ Indians
6–5
Fultz (3–0)
Frasor (1–1)
Borowski (10)
16,284
13–15
29
May 4
@ Rangers
7–1
McCarthy (2–4)
Ohka (2–3)
Eyre (1)
24,342
13–16
30
May 5
@ Rangers
11–4
Padilla (1–4)
Halladay (4–1)
27,421
13–17
31
May 6
@ Rangers
3–2
Benoit (1–1)
Burnett (2–3)
Otsuka (4)
19,103
13–18
32
May 8
Red Sox
9–2
Beckett (7–0)
Zambrano (0–2)
41,203
13–19
33
May 9
Red Sox
9–3
Matsuzaka (4–2)
Ohka (2–4)
21,784
13–20
34
May 10
Red Sox
8–0
Wakefield (4–3)
Halladay (4–2)
22,290
13–21
35
May 11
Devil Rays
5–1
Burnett (3–3)
Kazmir (2–2)
20,542
14–21
36
May 12
Devil Rays
5–4
Downs (1–0)
Stokes (1–5)
Accardo (1)
23,208
15–21
37
May 13
Devil Rays
2–1
Seo (2–3)
Frasor (1–2)
Reyes (11)
25,453
15–22
38
May 14
Orioles
5–3
Janssen (1–0)
Báez (0–2)
Accardo (2)
19,819
16–22
39
May 15
Orioles
2–1
Litsch (1–0)
Cabrera (3–4)
Accardo (3)
30,958
17–22
40
May 16
Orioles
2–1
Burnett (4–3)
Burres (1–2)
24,339
18–22
41
May 18
@ Phillies
5–3
Lieber (2–2)
McGowan (0–1)
Myers (5)
34,723
18–23
42
May 19
@ Phillies
13–2
Marcum (2–2)
Moyer (4–3)
32,004
19–23
43
May 20
@ Phillies
5–3
Eaton (4–3)
Litsch (1–1)
Myers (6)
39,030
19–24
44
May 22
@ Orioles
6–4
Burnett (5–3)
Cabrera (3–5)
Accardo (4)
17,852
20–24
45
May 23
@ Orioles
5–2
Trachsel (3–3)
McGowan (0–2)
Ray (11)
16,938
20–25
46
May 24
@ Orioles
5–4 (10)
Janssen (2–0)
Báez (0–4)
Accardo (5)
15,182
21–25
47
May 25
@ Twins
4–3
Guerrier (1–1)
Downs (1–1)
Nathan (10)
26,781
21–26
48
May 26
@ Twins
9–8 (13)
Tallet (1–1)
Guerrier (1–2)
31,434
22–26
49
May 27
@ Twins
4–2
Silva (3–5)
Burnett (5–4)
Nathan (11)
25,781
22–27
50
May 28
Yankees
7–2
McGowan (1–2)
DeSalvo (1–2)
28,791
23–27
51
May 29
Yankees
3–2
Accardo (1–0)
Pettitte (3–4)
30,116
24–27
52
May 30
Yankees
10–5
Clippard (2–1)
Litsch (1–2)
Rivera (4)
29,187
24–28
53
May 31
White Sox
2–0
Halladay (5–2)
Buehrle (2–2)
Accardo (6)
22,436
25–28
June: 14–13 (Home: 9–6; Away: 5–7)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
54
June 1
White Sox
3–0
Vázquez (3–3)
Burnett (5–5)
Jenks (15)
20,051
25–29
55
June 2
White Sox
9–3
McGowan (2–2)
MacDougal (1–3)
Janssen (2)
25,691
26–29
56
June 3
White Sox
4–3
Tallet (2–1)
Masset (1–2)
Accardo (7)
30,886
27–29
57
June 5
Devil Rays
12–11
Towers (2–3)
Fossum (3–6)
19,063
28–29
58
June 6
Devil Rays
6–2
Kazmir (4–3)
Ohka (2–5)
16,663
28–30
59
June 7
Devil Rays
5–3
Glover (3–2)
Accardo (1–1)
Reyes (15)
37,105
28–31
60
June 8
@ Dodgers
4–3 (10)
Seánez (3–1)
Accardo (1–2)
52,173
28–32
61
June 9
@ Dodgers
1–0
Marcum (3–2)
Lowe (6–6)
Janssen (3)
51,057
29–32
62
June 10
@ Dodgers
11–5
Halladay (6–2)
Schmidt (1–3)
50,183
30–32
63
June 11
@ Giants
4–3
Morris (7–3)
Towers (2–4)
38,030
30–33
64
June 12
@ Giants
3–2
Lowry (6–5)
Burnett (5–6)
Hennessey (3)
37,574
30–34
65
June 13
@ Giants
7–4
McGowan (3–2)
Lincecum (2–1)
Accardo (7)
40,086
31–34
66
June 15
Nationals
7–2
Halladay (7–2)
Bacsik (1–4)
22,042
32–34
67
June 16
Nationals
7–3
Marcum (4–2)
Speigner (2–3)
26,342
33–34
68
June 17
Nationals
4–2
Bowie (4–2)
Towers (2–5)
Cordero (11)
28,867
33–35
69
June 19
Dodgers
10–1
Penny (9–1)
McGowan (3–3)
22,763
33–36
70
June 20
Dodgers
12–1
Halladay (8–2)
Kuo (1–2)
24,413
34–36
71
June 21
Dodgers
8–4
Seánez (4–1)
Janssen (2–1)
25,265
34–37
72
June 22
Rockies
9–8 (10)
Wolfe (1–0)
Fuentes (0–1)
27,369
35–37
73
June 23
Rockies
11–6
Wolfe (2–0)
Cook (4–5)
32,482
36–37
74
June 24
Rockies
5–0
McGowan (4–3)
Fogg (3–6)
33,910
37–37
75
June 25
@ Twins
8–5
Halladay (9–2)
Guerrier (1–3)
Accardo (9)
24,240
38–37
76
June 26
@ Twins
2–1 (12)
Rincón (3–1)
Tallet (2–2)
27,000
38–38
77
June 27
@ Twins
5–4
Towers (3–5)
Bonser (5–4)
Accardo (10)
30,959
39–38
78
June 28
@ Twins
8–5
Silva (6–8)
Frasor (1–3)
Nathan (15)
31,038
39–39
79
June 29
@ Mariners
5–3
Washburn (7–6)
McGowan (4–4)
Putz (23)
41,862
39–40
80
June 30
@ Mariners
8–3
Batista (8–6)
Halladay (9–3)
36,102
39–41
July: 14–12 (Home: 7–2; Away: 7–10)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
81
July 1
@ Mariners
2–1
Putz (1–0)
Accardo (1–3)
38,778
39–42
82
July 2
@ Athletics
11–7
Towers (4–5)
DiNardo (3–5)
13,281
40–42
83
July 3
@ Athletics
3–1
Blanton (8–4)
Litsch (1–3)
35,077
40–43
84
July 4
@ Athletics
10–3
McGowan (5–4)
Kennedy (2–7)
26,566
41–43
85
July 6
Indians
8–6
Halladay (10–3)
Lee (5–5)
Accardo (11)
28,526
42–43
86
July 7
Indians
9–4
Carmona (10–4)
Marcum (4–3)
25,744
42–44
87
July 8
Indians
1–0
Accardo (2–3)
Byrd (7–4)
28,239
43–44
88
July 12
@ Red Sox
7–4
Wakefield (10–8)
Halladay (10–4)
Papelbon (21)
36,887
43–45
89
July 13
@ Red Sox
6–5
Marcum (5–3)
Snyder (1–2)
Accardo (12)
36,908
44–45
90
July 14
@ Red Sox
9–4
Matsuzaka (11–6)
McGowan (5–5)
36,830
44–46
91
July 15
@ Red Sox
2–1
Litsch (2–3)
Beckett (12–3)
Accardo (13)
36,301
45–46
92
July 16
@ Yankees
6–4
Proctor (2–5)
Towers (4–6)
Rivera (14)
52,993
45–47
93
July 17
@ Yankees
3–2 (10)
Vizcaíno (6–2)
Janssen (2–2)
51,961
45–48
94
July 18
@ Yankees
6–2
Myers (1–0)
Marcum (5–4)
Rivera (15)
52,147
45–49
95
July 19
@ Yankees
3–2
McGowan (6–5)
Wang (10–5)
Accardo (14)
53,857
46–49
96
July 20
Mariners
4–2
Batista (10–7)
Litsch (2–4)
Putz (29)
27,079
46–50
97
July 21
Mariners
1–0
Towers (5–6)
Weaver (2–8)
Accardo (15)
28,921
47–50
98
July 22
Mariners
8–0
Halladay (11–4)
Hernández (6–6)
29,083
48–50
99
July 23
Twins
6–4
Marcum (6–4)
Santana (11–8)
Accardo (16)
26,091
49–50
100
July 24
Twins
7–0
McGowan (7–5)
Baker (4–4)
30,669
50–50
101
July 25
Twins
13–1
Litsch (3–4)
Silva (8–11)
37,342
51–50
102
July 27
@ White Sox
4–3
Garland (8–7)
Towers (5–7)
Jenks (29)
34,590
51–51
103
July 28
@ White Sox
2–0
Buehrle (8–6)
Halladay (11–5)
Jenks (30)
37,744
51–52
104
July 29
@ White Sox
4–1
Marcum (7–4)
Vázquez (8–6)
Accardo (17)
36,571
52–52
105
July 30
@ Devil Rays
5–4 (11)
Dohmann (1–0)
Wolfe (2–1)
8,807
52–53
106
July 31
@ Devil Rays
2–0
Litsch (4–4)
Jackson (2–11)
Accardo (18)
10,569
53–53
August: 15–13 (Home: 9–7; Away: 6–6)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
107
August 1
@ Devil Rays
6–2
Glover (5–3)
Towers (5–8)
10,109
53–54
108
August 3
Rangers
6–4
Halladay (12–5)
Wright (3–4)
Accardo (19)
23,777
54–54
109
August 4
Rangers
9–5
Marcum (8–4)
Eyre (3–4)
25,231
55–54
110
August 5
Rangers
4–1
McGowan (8–5)
McCarthy (5–8)
Accardo (20)
29,593
56–54
111
August 6
Yankees
5–4
Pettitte (8–7)
Downs (1–2)
Rivera (18)
42,714
56–55
112
August 7
Yankees
9–2
Clemens (4–5)
Towers (5–9)
38,078
56–56
113
August 8
Yankees
15–4
Halladay (13–5)
Wang (13–6)
40,811
57–56
114
August 10
@ Royals
2–1
Marcum (9–4)
Meche (7–10)
Accardo (21)
21,276
58–56
115
August 11
@ Royals
4–1
Núñez (2–0)
McGowan (8–6)
Soria (13)
25,934
58–57
116
August 12
@ Royals
4–1
Burnett (6–6)
Bannister (8–7)
Accardo (22)
18,381
59–57
117
August 13
@ Royals
6–2
Pérez (7–11)
Litsch (4–5)
14,845
59–58
118
August 14
Angels
4–1
Halladay (14–5)
Saunders (6–1)
31,978
60–58
119
August 15
Angels
2–1
Marcum (10–4)
Moseley (4–2)
Accardo (23)
30,353
61–58
120
August 16
Angels
4–3
Escobar (13–6)
McGowan (8–7)
Rodríguez (30)
27,861
61–59
121
August 17
Orioles
5–2
Burnett (7–6)
Olson (1–2)
Accardo (24)
25,524
62–59
122
August 18
Orioles
5–3
Trachsel (6–7)
Litsch (4–6)
Báez (2)
33,387
62–60
123
August 19
Orioles
3–2 (10)
Downs (2–2)
Bradford (2–6)
38,132
63–60
124
August 20
Athletics
6–4
Blanton (11–8)
Marcum (10–5)
Street (11)
27,193
63–61
125
August 21
Athletics
6–4
Haren (14–4)
Tallet (2–3)
Street (12)
32,639
63–62
126
August 22
Athletics
4–1
Loaiza (1–0)
Burnett (7–7)
Embree (16)
31,145
63–63
127
August 23
@ Angels
5–4
Litsch (5–6)
Santana (5–12)
Accardo (25)
41,009
64–63
128
August 24
@ Angels
3–0
Weaver (9–6)
Halladay (14–6)
Rodríguez (32)
41,131
64–64
129
August 25
@ Angels
9–2
Marcum (11–5)
Saunders (7–2)
41,631
65–64
130
August 26
@ Angels
3–1
Escobar (15–6)
McGowan (8–8)
Rodríguez (33)
40,565
65–65
131
August 27
@ Athletics
6–2 (12)
Accardo (3–3)
Embree (1–2)
18,092
66–65
132
August 28
@ Athletics
5–4
Wolfe (3–1)
Brown (2–1)
Janssen (4)
20,542
67–65
133
August 29
@ Athletics
5–4 (11)
Lugo (5–0)
Frasor (1–4)
16,015
67–66
134
August 31
Mariners
7–5
Marcum (12–5)
Washburn (9–12)
Accardo (26)
34,518
68–66
September: 17–13 (Home: 9–5; Away: 8–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
135
September 1
Mariners
2–1
McGowan (9–8)
Green (5–2)
Accardo (27)
30,672
69–66
136
September 2
Mariners
6–4
Burnett (8–7)
Weaver (6–11)
Janssen (5)
32,166
70–66
137
September 3
@ Red Sox
13–10
Matsuzaka (14–11)
Litsch (5–7)
Papelbon (32)
36,639
70–67
138
September 4
@ Red Sox
5–3
Beckett (17–6)
Halladay (14–7)
Papelbon (33)
36,839
70–68
139
September 5
@ Red Sox
6–4
Accardo (4–3)
Okajima (3–2)
37,106
71–68
140
September 7
@ Devil Rays
7–2
McGowan (10–8)
Jackson (4–14)
18,617
72–68
141
September 8
@ Devil Rays
5–4
Reyes (2–2)
Accardo (4–4)
19,822
72–69
142
September 9
@ Devil Rays
3–2
Shields (10–8)
Litsch (5–8)
Reyes (23)
20,556
72–70
143
September 10
@ Tigers
5–4
Bazardo (1–1)
Janssen (2–3)
35,689
72–71
144
September 11
Yankees
9–2
Hughes (3–3)
Marcum (12–6)
30,472
72–72
145
September 12
Yankees
4–1
Mussina (9–10)
McGowan (10–9)
Rivera (26)
27,082
72–73
146
September 13
Yankees
2–1
Downs (3–2)
Britton (0–1)
32,632
73–73
147
September 14
Orioles
6–2
Burres (6–5)
Litsch (5–9)
31,106
73–74
148
September 15
Orioles
8–3
Halladay (15–7)
Birkins (1–2)
37,441
74–74
149
September 16
Orioles
8–6 (12)
Bell (4–3)
Frasor (1–5)
Cabrera (1)
38,934
74–75
150
September 17
Red Sox
6–1
McGowan (11–9)
Wakefield (16–11)
29,316
75–75
151
September 18
Red Sox
4–3
Burnett (9–7)
Gagné (3–2)
Downs (1)
32,390
76–75
152
September 19
Red Sox
6–1
Litsch (6–9)
Buchholz (3–1)
Accardo (28)
34,927
77–75
153
September 21
@ Yankees
5–4 (14)
Kennedy (4–9)
Bruney (3–2)
Frasor (3)
54,151
78–75
154
September 22
@ Yankees
12–11 (10)
Karstens (1–3)
Towers (5–10)
54,887
78–76
155
September 23
@ Yankees
7–5
Mussina (11–10)
McGowan (11–10)
Chamberlain (1)
54,983
78–77
156
September 24
@ Yankees
4–1
Litsch (7–9)
Pettitte (14–9)
Janssen (6)
53,261
79–77
157
September 25
@ Orioles
11–4
Burnett (10–7)
Burres (6–7)
15,867
80–77
158
September 26
@ Orioles
8–5
Halladay (16–7)
Zambrano (0–3)
Accardo (29)
15,424
81–77
159
September 27
@ Orioles
8–5
Hoey (3–4)
Tallet (2–4)
Walker (7)
15,817
81–78
160
September 28
Devil Rays
5–4
McGowan (12–10)
Sonnanstine (6–10)
Accardo (30)
34,670
82–78
161
September 29
Devil Rays
5–3
Downs (4–2)
Wheeler (1–9)
37,681
83–78
162
September 30
Devil Rays
8–5
Hammel (3–5)
Burnett (10–8)
Reyes (26)
44,156
83–79
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; R = Runs; SB = Stolen bases
As of September 30, 2007
Pitching
Starting and other pitchers
Note: GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
As of September 30, 2007
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; HLD = Holds; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
As of September 30, 2007
Draft
This is a partial list. For the full draft, see here .
Players Selected
Farm system
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