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2007 Los Angeles Dodgers season

2007 Los Angeles Dodgers season

FieldValue
nameLos Angeles Dodgers
season2007
leagueNational League
divisionWest
ballparkDodger Stadium
cityLos Angeles
record82–80 (.506)
divisional_place4th
ownersFrank McCourt
presidentJamie McCourt
general_managersNed Colletti
managersGrady Little
televisionFSN Prime Ticket
KCAL-TV (9)
Vin Scully, Charley Steiner, Steve Lyons
radioKFWB
Vin Scully, Rick Monday, Charley Steiner

KCAL-TV (9) Vin Scully, Charley Steiner, Steve Lyons Vin Scully, Rick Monday, Charley Steiner

KWKW Jaime Jarrín, Pepe Yñiguez, Fernando Valenzuela |}}

The 2007 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 118th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 50th season in Los Angeles, California. It started off promisingly with the Dodgers holding the National League West lead for most of the first half of the season. However, the team faded down the stretch and finished the season in fourth place. Two of the teams big free agent signings, pitchers Jason Schmidt and Randy Wolf were injured and missed most of the season. A promising development was the play of several rookies including James Loney and Matt Kemp and the further development of second year catcher Russell Martin, who was named to his first All-Star Game.

Offseason

  • March 26, 2007: Acquired Brady Clark and cash from the Milwaukee Brewers for Elmer Dessens

Regular season

Season standings

National League West

Record vs. opponents

Season summary

April

The Dodgers began their 2007 season on the road as they went to Milwaukee to begin a three-game series with the Brewers. But the Brewers pitching shut down the Dodgers offense for the first two games of the series. They got their own pitching settled down as they enjoyed a four-game winning streak, including a three-game sweep of the Giants in San Francisco. The Dodgers went to Dodger Stadium for the first time of the season and had a successful 4-2 homestand.

A two-game mini-series sweep in Arizona against the Diamondbacks followed by a split of a two-game series against the Rockies saw the Dodgers go 3-1 on the road-trip. Back in Los Angeles, the Dodgers won the first two games of a three-game series with the Pirates, improving their record to a league-leading 13-5 in the process before a four-game losing streak, including being swept by the Giants, dropped their record to 13-9. They ended their April with a 15-11 record, leading the NL West.

May

May began with the Dodgers concluding their three-game series with the Diamondbacks with a pair of 2-1 victories. After splitting the first two games of a three-game series with the Braves, the Dodgers blew a late lead in the third game of the series due to poor relief pitching. The Braves won the game 6-4 and took the series two games to one. The Dodgers continued their roadtrip with the Marlins, splitting the four game series. The Dodgers then began a 6-game homestand against the Reds and the Cardinals. They went on to have a 5-1 homestand, sweeping Reds and taking 2 out of 3 from the Cardinals. The Dodgers were then swept in a 3-game weekend series with the Angels played in Anaheim. The Dodgers returned home to face the Brewers whom they beat two in a row after dropping the first game of the series. The Dodgers then took two of the three games they played with the Cubs at Dodger Stadium. In Washington, they took two out of three games, shutting out the Nationals in the first two games.

June

The Dodgers beat the Pirates in the first game of a four-game series in Pittsburgh, the Pirates held the Dodgers to just one run in a 3-1 victory. The next day the Dodgers came from a 4-0 deficit to win 5-4. The Dodgers then went to San Diego to play the Padres and were swept there despite having a 5-1 lead in the 9th inning of the last game. The Dodgers also dropped out of first place during this time. Interleague play then begun with the Blue Jays coming to Los Angeles. The Dodgers were able to end a three-game losing streak in 10 innings, with a walk off home run but then lost the next two games from the Blue Jays. They then swept the 1st Place team of the NL East, the Mets in a three-game series at Dodger Stadium. The Freeway Series then returned, this time to Dodger Stadium where the Dodgers stole the first game from the Angels, but then lost the next two. The Dodgers then had a ten-game road trip to Toronto, Tampa Bay, and Arizona. They went 6-4 on the road trip. They returned home to play their division rivals, the Padres and lost the first two games. They ended June with an even 14-14 record.

July

The Dodgers went 3-4 before the All Star Break, dropping two out of four games from the Atlanta Braves and two out of three games from the Florida Marlins. After the All Star Break, the Dodgers completed a sweep of the Giants in San Francisco. This year in San Francisco, they are 6-0. The Dodgers got 2 out of 3 games from the Philadelphia Phillies and took 1 out of 3 from the New York Mets. Relief pitching became a great concern for the Dodgers after the All Star Break, with some relievers pitching an entire series, or more consecutive games.

Game log

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 1 || April 2 || @ Brewers || 7–1 || Sheets (1–0) || Lowe (0–1) || || 45,341 || 0–1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 2 || April 3 || @ Brewers || 4–3 || Shouse (1–0) || Wolf (0–1) || Cordero (1) || 22,603 || 0–2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 3 || April 4 || @ Brewers || 5–4 || Schmidt (1–0) || Suppan (0–1) || Saito (1) || 23,649 || 1–2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 4 || April 6 || @ Giants || 2–1 || Penny (1–0) || Lowry (0–1) || Saito (2) || 43,146 || 2–2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 5 || April 7 || @ Giants || 4–1 || Lowe (1–1) || Ortiz (0–1) || Saito (3) || 42,098 || 3–2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 6 || April 8 || @ Giants || 10–4 || Wolf (1–1) || Zito (0–2) || || 39,343 || 4–2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 7 || April 9 || Rockies || 6–3 || Francis (1–0) || Schmidt (1–1) || || 56,000 || 4–3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 8 || April 10 || Rockies || 2–1 || Beimel (1–0) || Kim (1–1) || Saito (4) || 40,560 || 5–3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 9 || April 11 || Rockies || 3–0 || Penny (2–0) || Hirsh (1–1) || Saito (5) || 35,852 || 6–3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 10 || April 13 || Padres || 9–1 || Lowe (2–1) || Wells (0–1) || || 49,090 || 7–3 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 11 || April 14 || Padres || 7–4 || Peavy (2–0) || Schmidt (1–2) || || 55,942 || 7–4 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 12 || April 15 || Padres || 9–3 || Wolf (2–1) || Young (1–1) || || 55,298 || 8–4 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 13 || April 16 || @ D-backs || 5–1 || Penny (3–0) || González (1–1) || || 27,427 || 9-4 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 14 || April 17 || @ D-backs || 6–4 || Billingsley (1–0) || Peña (0–1) || Saito (6) || 25,735 || 10–4 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 15 || April 18 || @ Rockies || 7–2 || Buchholz (1–0) || Lowe (2–2)|| || 20,366 || 10–5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 16 || April 19 || @ Rockies || 8–1 || Hendrickson (1–0) || Cook (0–1) || || 19,135 || 11–5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 17 || April 20 || Pirates || 10–2 || Wolf (3–1) || Armas (0–2) || || 43,845 || 12–5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 18 || April 21 || Pirates || 7–3 (10) || Broxton (1–0) || Bayliss (1–1) || || 48,995 || 13–5 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 19 || April 22 || Pirates || 7–5 || Gorzelanny (3–0) || Tomko (0–1) || Torres (6) || 46,741 || 13–6 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 20 || April 24 || Giants || 5–3 || Morris (3–0) || Lowe (2–3) || Benítez (5) || 44,001 || 13–7 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 21 || April 25 || Giants || 6–4 || Lowry (2–2) || Wolf (3–2) || Benítez (6) || 43,963 || 13–8 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 22 || April 26 || Giants || 5–4 || Correia (1–1) || Beimel (1–1) || Benítez (7) || 56,000 || 13–9 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 23 || April 27 || @ Padres || 6–5 || Seánez (1–0) || Hoffman (1–2) || Saito (7) || 44,035 || 14–9 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 24 || April 28 || @ Padres || 3–2 || Maddux (2–2) || Tomko (0–2) || Hoffman (5) || 42,385 || 14–10 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 25 || April 29 || @ Padres || 5–4 (17) || Billingsley (1–0) || Hampson (0–1) || || 44,028 || 15–10 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 26 || April 30 || D-backs || 9–1 || Webb (2–1) || Wolf (3–3) || || 53,126 || 15–11 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 27 || May 1 || D-backs || 2–1 || Saito (1–0) || Lyon (2–1) || || 36,029 || 16–11 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 28 || May 2 || D-backs || 2–1 || Hendrickson (2–0) || Davis (2–3) || Saito (8) || 34,825 || 17–11 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 29 || May 4 || @ Braves || 4–0 || Smoltz (4–1) || Tomko (0–3) || || 38,263 || 17–12 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 30 || May 5 || @ Braves || 6–3 || Lowe (3–3) || Hudson (3–1) || Saito (9) || 42,786 || 18–12 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 31 || May 6 || @ Braves || 6–4 || Paronto (2–0) || Tsao (0–1) || González (1) || 33,350 || 18–13 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 32 || May 7 || @ Marlins || 6–1 || Penny (4–0) || Nolasco (1–1) || || 12,252 || 19-13 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 33 || May 8 || @ Marlins || 6–5 || Owens (2–0) || Broxton (1–1) || || 11,124 || 19-14 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 34 || May 9 || @ Marlins || 5–3 || Tomko (1–3) || Willis (5–2) || Saito (10) || 12,213 || 20–14 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 35 || May 10 || @ Marlins || 3–0 || Tankersley (2–0) || Lowe (3–4) || || 20,345 || 20–15 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 36 || May 11 || Reds || 2–0 || Wolf (4–3) || Arroyo (2–3) || Saito (11) || 49,588 || 21–15 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 37 || May 12 || Reds || 7–3 || Penny (5–0) || Lohse (1–4) || || 51,776 || 22–15 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 38 || May 13 || Reds || 10–5 || Broxton (2–1) || Saarloos (0–3) || || 41,399 || 23–15 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 39 || May 14 || Cardinals || 8–4 || Thompson (2–0) || Tomko (1–4) || Isringhausen (10) || 35,707 || 23–16 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 40 || May 15 || Cardinals || 9–7 || Lowe (4–4) || Wainwright (3–3) || Saito (12) || 38,954 || 24–16 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 41 || May 16 || Cardinals || 5–4 || Wolf (5–3) || Wells (1–8) || Saito (13) || 38,252 || 25–16 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 42 || May 18 || @ Angels || 9–1 || Santana (3–5) || Penny (5–1) || || 44,342 || 25–17 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 43 || May 19 || @ Angels || 6–2 || Weaver (3–3) || Hendrickson (2–1) || || 44,380 || 25–18 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 44 || May 20 || @ Angels || 4–1 || Escobar (5–2) || Lowe (4–5) || Rodríguez (13) || 44,301 || 25–19 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 45 || May 21 || Brewers || 9–5 || Suppan (6–4) || Tomko (1–5) || || 33,446 || 25–20 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 46 || May 22 || Brewers || 3–2 || Wolf (6–3) || Sheets (4–3) || Saito (14) || 33,552 || 26–20 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 47 || May 23 || Brewers || 5–1 || Penny (6–1) || Capuano (5–3) || || 35,609 || 27–20 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 48 || May 25 || Cubs || 9–8 || Seánez (2–0) || Ohman (0–2) || Saito (15) || 46,011 || 28–20 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 49 || May 26 || Cubs || 4–2 || Zambrano (5–4) || Hendrickson (2–2) || Dempster (11) || 48,243 || 28–21 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 50 || May 27 || Cubs || 2–1 (11) || Billingsley (3–0) || Guzmán (0–1) || || 51,198 || 29-21 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 51 || May 29 || @ Nationals || 10–0 || Penny (7–1) || Simontacchi (2–3) || || 18,483 || 30–21 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 52 || May 30 || @ Nationals || 5–0 || Lowe (5–5) || Bacsik (1–1) || || 22,360 || 31–21 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 53 || May 31 || @ Nationals || 11–4 || Bowie (2–2) || Hendrickson (2–3) || || 20,982 || 31–22 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 54 || June 1 || @ Pirates || 5–4 || Wolf (7–3) || Duke (2–6) || Saito (16) || 20,164 || 32–22 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 55 || June 2 || @ Pirates || 3–1 || Snell (5–4) || Kuo (0–1) || Capps (1) || 31,931 || 32–23 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 56 || June 3 || @ Pirates || 5–4 || Billingsley (4–0) || Torres (0–2) || Beimel (1) || 23,458 || 33–23 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 57 || June 4 || @ Pirates || 6–5 || Lowe (6–5) || Maholm (2–8) || Broxton (1) || 15,836 || 34–23 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 58 || June 5 || @ Padres || 1–0 || Linebrink (2–1) || Seánez (2–1) || Hoffman (17) || 31,703 || 34–24 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 59 || June 6 || @ Padres || 5–2 || Maddux (5–3) || Wolf (7–4) || Hoffman (18) || 31,541 || 34–25 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 60 || June 7 || @ Padres || 6–5 || Hampson (2–1) || Broxton (2–2) || || 40,631 || 34–26 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 61 || June 8 || Blue Jays || 4–3 (10)|| Seánez (3–1) || Accardo (1–2) || || 52,173 || 35–26 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 62 || June 9 || Blue Jays || 1–0 || Marcum (3–2) || Lowe (6–6) || Janssen (3) || 51,057 || 35–27 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 63 || June 10 || Blue Jays || 11–5 || Halladay (6–2) || Schmidt (1–3) || || 50,183 || 35–28 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 64 || June 11 || Mets || 5–3 || Wolf (8–4) || Hernández (3–2) || Saito (17) || 40,467 || 36–28 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 65 || June 12 || Mets || 4–1 || Kuo (1–1) || Maine (6–4) || Saito (18) || 42,438 || 37–28 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 66 || June 13 || Mets || 9–1 || Penny (8–1) || Sosa (6–2) || || 46,894 || 38–28 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 67 || June 15 || Angels || 2–1 || Lowe (7–6) || Santana (5–7) || Saito (19) || 56,000 || 39-28 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 68 || June 16 || Angels || 3–0 || Weaver (6–3) || Schmidt (1–4) || Rodríguez (22) || 56,000 || 39-29 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 69 || June 17 || Angels || 10–4 || Escobar (8–3) || Wolf (8–5) || || 56,000 || 39-30 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 70 || June 19 || @ Blue Jays || 10–1 || Penny (9-1) || McGowan (3–3) || || 22,763 || 40–30 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 71 || June 20 || @ Blue Jays || 12–1 || Halladay (8–2) || Kuo (1–2) || || 24,413 || 40–31 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 72 || June 21 || @ Blue Jays || 8–4 || Seánez (4–1) || Janssen (2–1) || || 25,265 || 41–31 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 73 || June 22 || @ Devil Rays || 6–3 || Lowe (8–6) || Sonnanstine (1–2) || Saito (20) || 14,961 || 42–31 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 74 || June 23 || @ Devil Rays || 4–3 || Fossum (5–6) || Wolf (8–6) || Reyes (17) || 24,068 || 42–32 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 75 || June 24 || @ Devil Rays || 9–4 || Jackson (1–8) || Kuo (1–3) || || 18,248 || 42–33 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 76 || June 25 || @ D-backs || 8–1 || Penny (10–1) || Owings (5–2) || || 24,966 || 43–33 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 77 || June 26 || @ D-backs || 6–5 (10)|| Broxton (3–2) || Slaten (3–1) || Saito (21) || 28,734 || 44–33 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 78 || June 27 || @ D-backs || 2–0 || Webb (8–4) || Lowe (8–7) || Valverde (25) || 26,867 || 44–34 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 79 || June 28 || @ D-backs || 9–5 || Wolf (9-6) || Johnson (3–4) || Saito (22) || 26,526 || 45–34 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 80 || June 29 || Padres || 7–6 || Young (8–3) || Kuo (1–4) || Hoffman (22) || 52,050 || 45–35 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 81 || June 30 || Padres || 3–1 (12)|| Ring (1–0) || Tomko (1–6) || Hoffman (23) || 53,769 || 45–36 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 82 || July 1 || Padres || 5–0 || Billingsley (5–0) || Germano (5–2) || || 48,632 || 46–36 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 83 || July 2 || Braves || 8–2 || Beimel (2–1) || Smoltz (9-5) || || 40,571 || 47–36 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 84 || July 3 || Braves || 7–6 || Seánez (5–1) || Ledezma (0–1) || Saito (23) || 43,052 || 48–36 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 85 || July 4 || Braves || 5–2 || James (8–7) || Hendrickson (2–4) || Wickman (15) || 56,000 || 48–37 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 86 || July 5 || Braves || 8–6 || Moylan (3–1) || Stults (0–1) || Wickman (16) || 41,052 || 48–38 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 87 || July 6 || Marlins || 6–5 (10) || Pinto (1–3) || Tomko (1–7) || Gregg (18) || 51,050 || 48–39 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 88 || July 7 || Marlins || 7–2 || Mitre (3–4) || Lowe (8–8) || || 46,177 || 48–40 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 89 || July 8 || Marlins || 9–3 || Hendrickson (3–4) || Olsen (6–7) || || 44,021 || 49-40 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 90 || July 13 || @ Giants || 9–1 || Billingsley (6–0) || Cain (3–10) || || 43,230 || 50–40 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 91 || July 14 || @ Giants || 8–7 (12) || Hendrickson (4–4) || Misch (0–1) || Seánez (1) || 43,452 || 51–40 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 92 || July 15 || @ Giants || 5–3 || Tomko (2–7) || Lowry (9-7) || Saito (24) || 43,446 || 52–40 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 93 || July 16 || Phillies || 10–3 || Penny (11–1) || Moyer (7–8) || || 41,458 || 53–40 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 94 || July 17 || Phillies || 15–3 || Durbin (1–2) || Hendrickson (4–5) || || 45,074 || 53–41 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 95 || July 18 || Phillies || 5–4 || Seánez (6–1) || Kendrick (4–1) || Saito (25) || 47,114 || 54–41 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 96 || July 19 || Mets || 13–9 || Sele (3–0) || Lowe (8–9) || || 51,651 || 54–42 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 97 || July 20 || Mets || 4–1 || Pérez (9-6) || Hernández (3–2) || Wagner (21) || 52,103 || 54–43 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 98 || July 21 || Mets || 8–6 || Penny (12–1) || Sosa (7–5) || Broxton (2) || 49,124 || 55–43 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 99 || July 22 || Mets || 5–4 (10) || Feliciano (2–1) || Houlton (0–1) || Wagner (22) || 49,092 || 55–44 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 100 || July 23 || @ Astros || 10–2 || Billingsley (7–0) || Sampson (7–7) || || 38,245 || 56–44 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 101 || July 24 || @ Astros || 7–4 || Jennings(2–6) || Seánez (6–2) || Lidge (4)|| 38,247 || 56–45 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 102 || July 25 || @ Astros || 2–1 || Qualls (6–3) || Houlton (0–2) || Lidge (5)|| 31,498 || 56–46 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 103 || July 26 || @ Rockies || 5–4 || Penny (13–1) || López (5–4) || Saito (26) || 49,124 || 57–46 |- style="background-color:#bbbbbb" | -- || July 27 || @ Rockies || colspan=5|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 18 || 57–46 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 104 || July 28 || @ Rockies || 6–2 || Francis (11–5) || Tomko (2–8) || || 46,039 || 57–47 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 105 || July 29 || @ Rockies || 9–6 || Jiménez (1–0) || Billingsley (7–1) || Corpas (6) || 38,167 || 57–48 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 106 || July 31 || Giants || 3–1 || Lowry (12–7) || Penny (13–2) || Hennessey (9) || 56,000 || 57–49 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 107 || August 1 || Giants || 6–8 || Broxton (4–2) || Messenger (1–3) || Saito (27) || 56,000 || 58–49 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 108 || August 2 || Giants || 4–2 || Zito (8–10) || Tomko (2–9) || Kline (2) || 56,000 || 58–50 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 109 || August 3 || D-backs || 1–0 || Davis (8–10) || Billingsley (7–2) || Valverde (32) || 51,582 || 58–51 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 110 || August 4 || D-backs || 8–7 || Hernández (7–7) || Lowe (8–10) || Valverde (33) || 52,921 || 58–52 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 111 || August 5 || D-backs || 3–0 || Webb (11–8) || Penny (13–3) || || 48,803 || 58–53 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 112 || August 7 || @ Reds || 4–0 || Arroyo (5–12) || Hendrickson (4–6) || || 22,057 || 58–54 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 113 || August 8 || @ Reds || 1–0 || Harang (11–3) || Billingsley (7–3) || Weathers (22) || 20,462 || 58–55 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 114 || August 9 || @ Reds || 5–4 (11) || Proctor (3–5) || Santos (1–4) || Saito (28) || 25,965 || 59-55 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 115 || August 10 || @ Cardinals || 2–1 || Beimel (3–1) || Wainwright (10–9) || Saito (29) || 44,595 || 60–55 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 116 || August 11 || @ Cardinals || 6–1 || Looper (10–9) || Lowe (8–11) || || 44,260 || 60–56 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 117 || August 12 || @ Cardinals || 12–2 || Reyes (2–11) || Hendrickson (4–7) || || 45,379 || 60–57 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 118 || August 13 || Astros || 4–1 || Oswalt (13–6) || Billingsley (7–4) || Qualls (3) || 49,511 || 60–58 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 119 || August 14 || Astros || 7–4 || Albers (3–5) || Tomko (2–10) || Lidge (9) || 49,399 || 60–59 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 120 || August 15 || Astros || 6–3 || Penny (14–3) || Jennings (2–8) || Saito (30) || 49,098 || 61–59 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 121 || August 16 || Astros || 6–2 || Lowe (9-11) || Rodríguez (7–11) || Saito (31) || 48,128 || 62–59 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 122 || August 17 || Rockies || 6–4 || Stults (1–1) || Fogg (7–8) || Saito (32) || 48,072 || 63–59 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 123 || August 18 || Rockies || 7–4 (14) || Herges (2–0) || Hernández (3–3) || Corpas (11) || 52,508 || 63–60 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 124 || August 19 || Rockies || 4–3 || Proctor (4–5) || Julio (0–4) || Saito (33) || 48,732 || 64–60 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 125 || August 21 || @ Phillies || 5–4 || Kendrick (6–3) || Tomko (2–11) || Myers (12) || 35,326 || 64–61 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 126 || August 22 || @ Phillies || 15–3 || Lowe (10–11) || Durbin (5–3) || || 37,321 || 65–61 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 127 || August 23 || @ Phillies || 5–2 || Billingsley (8–4) || Romero (1–2) || Saito (34) || 37,875 || 66–61 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 128 || August 24 || @ Mets || 5–2 || Pérez (12–8) || Penny (14–4) || || 53,250 || 66–62 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 129 || August 25 || @ Mets || 4–3 || Hernández (9-4) || Stults (1–2) || Heilman (1) || 52,655 || 66–63 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 130 || August 26 || @ Mets || 6–2 || Wells (6–8) || Maine (13–8) || || 49,234 || 67–63 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 131 || August 27 || Nationals || 5–4 || Lowe (11–11) || Bacsik (5–8) || Saito (35) || 46,944 || 68–63 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 132 || August 28 || Nationals || 4–3 || Billingsley (9-4) || Schroder (1–1) || Saito (36) || 49,698 || 69-63 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 133 || August 29 || Nationals || 10–9 (12) || Proctor (5–5) || Rivera (4–5) || || 41,913 || 70–63 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 134 || August 31 || @ Padres || 6–4 || Brocail (5–1) || Seánez (6–3) || Hoffman (36) || 44,324 || 70–64 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 135 || September 1 || @ Padres || 7–0 || Peavy (16–5) || Lowe (11–12) || || 42,605 || 70–65 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 136 || September 2 || @ Padres || 5–0 || Billingsley (10–4) || Germano (7–8) || || 40,776 || 71–65 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 137 || September 3 || @ Cubs || 11–3 || Loaiza (2–0) || Zambrano (14–12) || || 41,070 || 72–65 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 138 || September 4 || @ Cubs || 6–2 || Penny (15–4) || Trachsel (6–9) || || 37,834 || 73–65 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 139 || September 5 || @ Cubs || 8–2 || Lilly (14–7) || Stults (1–3) || || 39,559 || 73–66 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 140 || September 6 || @ Cubs || 7–4 || Beimel (4–1) || Dempster (2–5) || Saito (37) || 39,397 || 74–66 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 141 || September 7 || @ Giants || 5–4 || Hennessey (3–4) || Broxton (4–3) || || 40,016 || 74–67 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 142 || September 8 || @ Giants || 6–2 || Wells (7–8) || Zito (9-12) || || 42,228 || 75–67 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 143 || September 9 || @ Giants || 4–2 || Walker (1–0) || Beimel (4–2) || Hennessey (19) || 40,650 || 75–68 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 144 || September 11 || Padres || 9–4 || Peavy (17–6) || Loaiza (2–1) || || 51,620 || 75–69 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 145 || September 12 || Padres || 6–1 || Billingsley (11–4) || Germano (7–10) || || 43,699 || 76–69 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 146 || September 13 || Padres || 6–3 || Wells (8–8) || Maddux (12–10) || Saito (38) || 44,496 || 77–69 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 147 || September 14 || D-backs || 7–4 || Penny (16–4) || Davis (13–12) || Saito (39) || 54,014 || 78–69 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 148 || September 15 || D-backs || 6–2 || Lowe (12–12) || Hernández (10–10) || || 48,366 || 79-69 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 149 || September 16 || D-backs || 6–1 || González (8–2) || Loaiza (2–2) || || 51,460 || 79-70 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 150 || September 18 || @ Rockies || 3–1 || Francis (16–8) || Billingsley (11–5) || Corpas (15) || 23,282 || 79-71 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 151 || September 18 || @ Rockies || 9–8 || Speier (1–1) || Saito (1–1) || || 23,271 || 79-72 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 152 || September 19 || @ Rockies || 6–5 || Fuentes (2–5) || Broxton (4–4) || Corpas (16) || 26,184 || 79-73 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 153 || September 20 || @ Rockies || 9–4 || Jiménez (4–4) || Lowe (12–13) || || 23,147 || 79-74 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 154 || September 21 || @ D-backs || 12–3 || Hernández (11–10) || Loaiza (2–3) || || 37,753 || 79-75 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 155 || September 22 || @ D-backs || 6–2 || Webb (17–10) || Wells (8–9) || || 47,673 || 79-76 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 156 || September 23 || @ D-backs || 7–1 || Billingsley (12–5) || González (8–3) || || 43,372 || 80–76 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 157 || September 25 || Rockies || 9–7 || Speier (3–1) || Hendrickson (4–8) || Corpas (17) || 44,660 || 80–77 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 158 || September 26 || Rockies || 2–0 || Fogg (10–9) || Lowe (12–14) || Corpas (18) || 45,036 || 80–78 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 159 || September 27 || Rockies || 10–4 || Morales (3–2) || Loaiza (2–4) || || 51,999 || 80–79 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 160 || September 28 || Giants || 8–3 || Wells (9-9) || Correia (4–7) || || 47,696 || 81–79 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 161 || September 29 || Giants || 6–5 (10) || Saito (2–1) || Giese (0–2) || || 51,983 || 82–79 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 162 || September 30 || Giants || 11–2 || Zito (11–13) || Stults (1–4) || || 49,211 || 82–80

Team leaders

Batting

StatPlayerTotal
Avg.Jeff Kent.302
HRJeff Kent20
RBIRussell Martin87
RJuan Pierre96
SBJuan Pierre64

Pitching

StatPlayerTotal
WBrad Penny16
SVTakashi Saito39
IPBrad Penny208
ERABrad Penny3.03

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day startersNamePosition
Juan PierreCenter fielder
Russell MartinCatcher
Nomar GarciaparraFirst baseman
Jeff KentSecond baseman
Luis GonzalezLeft fielder
Wilson BetemitThird baseman
Andre EthierRight fielder
Ramón MartínezShortstop
Derek LoweStarting pitcher

Notable transactions

  • July 31, 2007: Acquired Scott Proctor from the New York Yankees for Wilson Betemit.
  • August 9, 2007: Acquired Mark Sweeney from the San Francisco Giants for cash.
  • August 10, 2007: Signed infielder Shea Hillenbrand.
  • August 11, 2007: Acquired Chad Moeller from the Cincinnati Reds for cash.
  • August 25, 2007: Signed pitcher David Wells.
  • August 30, 2007: Claimed pitcher Esteban Loaiza off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

Roster

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**Pitchers**

Starting Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games

NameGGSIPW/LERABBSOCG
**Brad Penny**3333208.016-43.0373135
**Derek Lowe **3333199.112-143.8859147
**Chad Billingsley **4320147.012-53.3164141
**Randy Wolf**1818102.29-64.733994
**David Wells**7738.24-15.12919
Hong-Chih Kuo8630.11-47.421527
Jason Schmidt6625.21-46.311422
Esteban Loaiza5522.21-48.341615

Relief Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves

NameGGSIPW/LERABBSOSV
**Takashi Saito**63064.12-11.40137839
Joe Beimel83067.14-23.8824391
Jonathan Broxton83082.04-42.8525992
Rudy Seánez73076.06-33.7927731
Scott Proctor31032.03-03.3815270
Mark Hendrickson3915122.24-85.2129920
Brett Tomko3315104.02-115.8042790
Eric Stults12538.21-45.8217300
D.J. Houlton18028.00-24.187210
Chin-hui Tsao21024.20-14.388160
Roberto Hernández22020.10-26.649130
Jonathan Meloan507.10-011.05870
Eric Hull506.20-04.05350
Yhency Brazobán401.20-016.20350

Batting Stats

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

NamePosGABAvg.RHHRRBISB
**Russell Martin**C151540.29387158198721
Mike LieberthalC3877.234618010
Chad MoellerC78.12521000
**James Loney**1B96344.3314111415670
**Jeff Kent**2B136494.3027814920791
**Rafael Furcal**SS138581.2708715764725
**Nomar Garciaparra**3B/1B121431.283391227593
Tony Abreu3B/2B/SS59166.27119452170
Wilson Betemit3B/2B/SS/RF84156.231223610260
Ramón Martínez2B/3B/SS/1B67129.19410250271
Olmedo Sáenz1B/3B92110.1919214180
Andy LaRoche3B/LF3593.22616211102
Wilson ValdézSS/2B/3B/LF/CF4174.2161216071
Shea Hillenbrand3B/1B2070.243617190
Mark Sweeney1B3033.27329030
Chin-Lung HuSS1229.24157250
Marlon Anderson1B/2B2326.23136021
**Luis Gonzalez**LF139464.2787012915686
**Juan Pierre**CF162668.2939619604164
**Andre Ethier**RF/LF153447.2845012713640
Matt KempRF/CF98292.34247100104210
Brady ClarkRF/LF/CF4758.224713051
Delwyn YoungLF/2B1934.382413231

2007 Awards

  • 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
    • Russell Martin starter
    • Brad Penny reserve
    • Takashi Saito reserve
  • 2007 Sporting News All-Star Team
    • Russell Martin
  • Gold Glove Award
    • Russell Martin
  • Silver Slugger Award
    • Russell Martin

Farm system

Miscellaneous

  • During the 2007 season, the Dodgers added an infielder named Chin-lung Hu. After Hu singled in a game against the San Diego Padres, Dodgers announcer Vin Scully remarked "And Hu's on first." See Who's on First?#Real-life parallels.

Major League Baseball draft

Main article: 2007 Major League Baseball draft

Chris Withrow

The Dodgers selected 40 players in this draft. Of those, five of them would eventually play Major League baseball. The Dodgers lost their own first round pick to the San Francisco Giants as a result of signing free agent pitcher Jason Schmidt but gained a first round pick as well as a supplemental first round pick because of the loss of free agent Julio Lugo.

The top draft pick was right-handed pitcher Chris Withrow from Midland High School in Midland, Texas. He made his Major League debut in 2013 with the Dodgers. He pitched in 46 games for them over parts of two seasons, with a 2.73 ERA before he was traded to the Atlanta Braves.

The supplemental pick was right-handed pitcher James Adkins from the University of Tennessee. He was a 1st team Freshman All-American at Tennessee in 2006 and was MVP of the Knoxville Regional at the College World Series. Adkins is Tennessee's all-time leader in strikeouts with 350 career strikeouts. He played for the Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League in 2007, starting 11 games for the Loons and finishing with an 0-1 record and a 2.42 ERA in 26 innings of work during his first season of professional baseball. In 2008, he was 5-8 with a 5.34 ERA for Single-A Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino and 1-3 with a 4.74 ERA in 8 starts for the Double-A Jacksonville Suns. He started 26 games for the Chattanooga Lookouts in 2009, with a 6-10 record and 4.48 ERA. He was converted exclusively to a reliever in 2010, making 40 appearances for the Lookouts and 5 for the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. He was released by the Dodgers on April 5, 2011. He signed with the Cincinnati Reds on May 4, but was released in August. After taking the 2012 season off, Adkins spent 2013 with the Grand Prairie AirHogs and Gary SouthShore RailCats, both part of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.

RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level
1Chris WithrowRHPMidland High SchoolYes2007–2016**MLB**
1sJames AdkinsLHPUniversity of TennesseeYes2007–2013AAA
2Mike WattLHPCapistrano Valley High SchoolYes2007–2012AAA
3Austin Gallagher3BManheim Township High SchoolYes2007–2016A+
4Andrew Lambo1BNewbury Park High SchoolYes2007–2017**MLB**
5Kyle BlairRHPLos Gatos High SchoolNo
Indians-20112011–2014AA
6Justin MillerRHPJohnson County Community CollegeYes2007–2011AA
7Danny DanielsonRHPRussell County High SchoolYes2007–2009Rookie
8Alex GarabedianCCollege of CharlestonYes2007–2012AA
9Jaime PedrozaSSUniversity of California, RiversideYes2007–2014AA
10Erik KanabyOFLamar UniversityYes2007–2009A
11Paul KossRHPUniversity of Southern CaliforniaYes2007–2012AA
12Jessie MierCLewis–Clark State CollegeYes2007–2012AA
13Bobby BlevinsRHPLe Moyne CollegeYes2007–2017AAA
14Devin FullerRHPGilbert High SchoolNo
Rays-20092009–2010A-
15Cal StankeRHPUniversity of Wisconsin–OshkoshYes2007–2008A
16Andrés SantiagoRHPColegio Carmen SolYes2007–2022AAA
17Chris Jacobs1BGlenn High SchoolYes2007–2019AA
18Given KutzRHPUniversity of PortlandYes2007–2008A+
19Joris BertOFFrank Phillips CollegeYes2007–2008Rookie
20Sean KoechelerRHPPalm Beach Gardens High SchoolNo
21Terry DoyleRHPBoston CollegeNo
White Sox-20082008–2016**NPB**
22Matt WallachCCalifornia State University, FullertonYes2007–2013AAA
23Nathan CarterSSDe La Salle High SchoolNo
24Parker DaltonSSTexas A&M UniversityYes2007–2009A
25Tim SextonRHPMiami Dade CollegeYes2007–2016AAA
26Taylor ColeRHPBishop Gorman High SchoolNo
Blue Jays-20112011–2019**MLB**
27Rob RasmussenLHPPoly High SchoolNo
Marlins-20102010–2015**MLB**
28Nathan WoodsOFXavier High SchoolNo
Marlins-20112011A+
29Charles Keefer1BNorth Central Texas CollegeNo
30Justin CoatsSSSeminole State CollegeNo
31Rafael ThomasOFLufkin High SchoolNo
32Matthew GardnerRHPOklahoma State UniversityNo
33Jonathan GonzalezRHPCardinal Hayes High SchoolNo2012–2013Ind
34Garrett Poe1BSilver City High SchoolNo
35Ryan ChristensonLHPArnett High SchoolNo
Dodgers-20102010–2011A
36Timothy JonesRHPRedan High SchoolNo
37Gabriel Casanova2BBarry UniversityYes2007–2008Rookie
38Matt SzczurCLower Cape May Regional High SchoolNo
Cubs-20102010–2021**MLB**
39John HayOFCollege of the CanyonsNo

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Notes

References

References

  1. [http://www.volnation.com/blog/2007-04-29/james-adkins-vols-new-strikeout-leader/ James Adkins: Vols New Strikeout Leader]
  2. Eddy, Matt. "Minor League Transactions: Aug. 10-16". [[Baseball America]].
  3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=2007&draft_type=junreg& 2007 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft]
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