2007 Los Angeles Angels season

2007 Los Angeles Angels
American League West Champions
The logo of the Angels during their 2007 campaign
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Angel Stadium of Anaheim
City	Anaheim, CA
Record	94–68 (.580)
Divisional place	1st
Owners	Arte Moreno
General managers	Bill Stoneman
Managers	Mike Scioscia
Television	FSN West KCOP (My 13) Steve Physioc, Rex Hudler, Mark Gubicza
Radio	KSPN (AM 710) Terry Smith, Rory Markas KLAA (AM 830—Spanish)
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
Seasons

The 2007 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season was the franchise's 47th season since inception. The regular season ended with a record of 94–68 and the Angels winning the American League West title for the sixth time. However, the Angels' playoff run quickly ended, as they were swept by the Boston Red Sox in the American League Division Series, just as they were in 2004.

Offseason

During the offseason, the Angels of Anaheim released Adam Kennedy and Darin Erstad, two of the few players remaining from their 2002 World Series championship team, forcing the Angels to rely on their rookies and younger veterans for the early part of the season. In November, they signed former Texas Rangers center fielder Gary Matthews, Jr. to a 5-year contract worth $50 million. Outfielder Juan Rivera broke a leg playing winter baseball in the Venezuelan winter league, leading the Angels of Anaheim to sign free agent Shea Hillenbrand. The Angels of Anaheim solidified their bullpen for the 2007 season by re-signing set-up man Scot Shields and closer Francisco Rodríguez each to one-year contracts and acquiring Justin Speier and Darren Oliver via free agency.

Late in spring training, third baseman Chone Figgins fractured his finger, putting him out of action for the first month of the season. This unexpected injury led Maicer Izturis to claim the start at third base entering the season.

Regular season

Season summary

April

The Angels' season began with a three-game sweep of the Rangers at home, a series which saw the Angels of Anaheim outscore the Rangers 17–7. The Angels of Anaheim continued their 7-game homestand with a four-game series split with the Athletics. With a solid record of 5–2 and first place in the division after the first week of the season, the Angels of Anaheim traveled onto the road to take on the Indians. However, the Indians' previous four-game series with the Mariners was postponed because of heavy snow in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Angels of Anaheim and Indians at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The large amount of snow that had fallen upon Jacobs Field brought about the discussion of moving the series to a city with better field conditions. After a discussion about possibly moving the series to Anaheim, the Indians decided to move the three-game series to the roofed Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, home of the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Indians took the three-game series 2 games to 1. The Angels of Anaheim continued their road trip by being swept by the Red Sox in a three-game series and the Athletics in a two-game series, dropping the Angels to a 6–9 record. During the game against the Athletics on April 18, second baseman Howie Kendrick was hit by a pitch, and placed on the 15-day disabled list. Kendrick would eventually return to the team in mid-May.

The Angels of Anaheim returned home and swept the Mariners in a three-game series, split a two-game series with the Detroit Tigers, and swept the Devil Rays in a two-game series that saw the Angels of Anaheim outscore the Devil Rays 20–4. After losing the first game on a new roadtrip to the White Sox, the Angels of Anaheim won their final three games of the month, including one to the Royals.

May

May began with the Angels of Anaheim extending their winning streak to four games with a victory over the Royals. However, the Royals salvaged a series split by winning the last two games of the four-game series. The Angels of Anaheim returned home to greet the White Sox, but the White Sox were rewarded with a series win, winning two of three games. The Angels of Anaheim dropped their third game in a row when they lost the series opener to the Indians. But good pitching and good defense guided the Angels of Anaheim to winning the final two games of the series by a combined score of 11–2, including an 8–0 victory behind Kelvim Escobar's shutout.

The Angels of Anaheim went to Texas to take three of four games against the Rangers. Then, they went into Seattle to take on the Mariners. The Mariners' offense lit up Kelvim Escobar and the Angels lost 11–3. But the Angels of Anaheim took the final two games of their series against the Mariners.

The Angels returned to Anaheim to begin a Freeway Series with the Dodgers. The three-game series saw the Angels of Anaheim sweep their crosstown rivals, outscoring the Dodgers 19–4. The series also set an Angels of Anaheim record in attendance. The three-game series averaged 44,341 fans, an Angel Stadium record for highest average attendance for a three-game series since the stadium was renovated in 1998. The Angels' short homestand ended and the Angels of Anaheim headed out on the road again to begin a three-game series with the defending World Series runners-up, the Tigers.

The Angels of Anaheim won the series opener to extend their winning streak to a season-high six games, in which they outscored their opponents 37–10. However, the Tigers won the final two games, and the series. The Angels of Anaheim then went to New York to begin a three-game series with the Yankees. The Angels, entering the season as the only American League team with a winning record against the Yankees in the Joe Torre-era at 55–52, added to their win total with a three-game series sweep, in which the Yankees were outscored 17–10. The Angels of Anaheim ended the month by taking two of three against the Mariners and losing the first game of a four-game series with the Orioles. The final game of the month, a 4–3 come-from-behind victory, saw Angels' John Lackey become the first Major League pitcher to win his 8th game of the season.

June

The Angels continued their trend of winning the first game of the month when they beat the Orioles with a 3–2 comeback win. John Lackey became the first Major League pitcher in 2007 to win his 9th game of the season. The Angels won the remaining two games of the series and began a three-game series with the Twins with an offensive explosion, scoring season-highs in runs (16), hits (23), runs in an inning (8 in the 8th), and home runs (4), as the Angels beat the Twins 16–3. The Angels split the final two games of the series before leaving to finish interleague play.

The Angels went on the road to face the 2006 World Series champion Cardinals. After falling behind 4–0 early in the game, the Angels offense exploded for 10 runs in a 10–6 victory. The Angels split the remaining two games of the series and continued their roadtrip against the Reds. Kelvim Escobar striking out a career-high 14 batters in the series opener, but the Angels lost, 5–3. The loss gave the Angels their first two-game losing streak since May 23–24. John Lackey became the first Major League pitcher to win his 10th game of the season and Francisco Rodríguez became the first closer in the American League to earn his 20th save of the season in the second game of the series, which the Angels won 6–3. In the final game of the series, the Angels scored 6 runs in the 7th inning to fuel the offense to a 9–7 victory.

The Angels came back home, but went to Dodger Stadium to complete their Freeway Series with the Dodgers. Ervin Santana pitched 7 strong innings, allowing only two runs; however, Santana was outdueled by Dodgers' pitcher Derek Lowe, who struck out a career-high 11 batters in 7 innings. The Dodgers took game one of the three-game series 2–1. Jered Weaver won his 5th consecutive decision in a costly effort; Weaver jammed his shoulder sliding into 2nd base, Garret Anderson injured his right hip and was placed on the 15-day disabled list after the game, and Casey Kotchman suffered a concussion when a pickoff throw hit him in the helmet. Weaver's sixth win of the season gave the Angels' starters 38 wins on the season, which led the league. Kelvim Escobar struck out 8 batters and only gave up three runs in seven innings. Gary Matthews, Jr. hit his first career inside-the-park home run and the Angels won the final game 10–4. The paid attendance for all three games of the series was 56,000, the overall capacity of Dodger Stadium. This marked the first time in Dodger Stadium history that this mark was set.

The Angels returned home to begin an interleague series with the Houston Astros. Chone Figgins had a career night in the series opener. Figgins went 6-for-6, becoming the second player in team history to go 6-for-6; outfielder Garret Anderson accomplished this feat in 1996. Figgins also became the first player in Major League history to go 6-for-6 with a walk-off hit in a 9-inning game. The Angels trailed 9–4 going into the bottom of the 7th inning, where they scored 5 runs, capped off by Figgins' 5th hit of the night, an infield single. In the 9th inning, Figgins drove in Reggie Willits with an RBI triple to win the game 10–9. The Astros continued their incredible offense and took the second game. Recent call-up Terry Evans hit his first Major League home run in his first home at-bat, but the Angels trailed until the 7th inning. Astros pitching walked 4 consecutive Angels batters, tying up the score, before Vladimir Guerrero hit a three-run home run. Guerrero's home run was the Angels' only hit in a 6-run 7th inning. The Angels held on to win the series' finale 8–4. The Angels' 6-run inning marked the third time in a span of one week that the Angels had scored 5 or more runs in the 7th inning.

The Angels trailed 4–0 late in their series opener against the Pirates, but came from behind once again to win 5–4 in 11 innings. In the second game, the Angels took an early lead and took the game 10–1. The Angels blew a late-inning lead when Xavier Nady hit an RBI-single off Francisco Rodríguez to tie the game 3–3. However, in the 10th inning Erick Aybar hit the Angels second walk-off ground-rule double in the series to win the game 4–3. The three-game series sweep was the Angels' first since they swept the Yankees in May. The Angels also won their 9th series in a row.

The Angels were prepared to play their first games against an American League team in three weeks, but were swept by the Royals, marking the first time in two months that the Angels were swept and the first series the Angels lost since May 4–6. The Angels traveled to Baltimore, Maryland to begin a three-game series with the Orioles. In the series opener, the Angels blew a 5-run lead, an Oriole rally highlighted by Aubrey Huff hitting for the cycle. But Howie Kendrick hit a two-run home run in the 9th inning and the Angels won 9–7. Baltimore took the second game, 6–3, and the Angels ended the month with an MLB-best 50–31 record.

July

The Angels improved to a 4–0 record in the first game of the new month with a 4–3 victory against the Orioles, taking the series. The Angels, hoping to end the first half with a successful week, continued their road trip in Texas. In the first game, Ervin Santana threw a career-high 11 strikeouts. But it was all for nothing, as the highlight of the game came when the Rangers' Brad Wilkerson hit his third home run of the game, becoming the first American League player (third throughout the league) to hit three home runs in one game. The Angels split the final two games of the series, and concluded their road trip, and the first half of the season, by taking on the New York Yankees.

Three Angels players represented the American League in the 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game; Vladimir Guerrero was the leading vote-getter amongst American League outfielders in fan balloting, while John Lackey and Francisco Rodríguez were selected by Jim Leyland, the American League manager for the event. Guerrero won the Home Run Derby, and Rodriguez earned the save in the American League's 5–4 victory.

August

Guerrero did not hit a home run in a regular-season game in July, in the midst of the longest home run drought of his career. He turned the page once August began, smashing four home runs in two games on the second and third of the month.

Season standings

AL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	94	68	.580	—	54‍–‍27	40‍–‍41
Seattle Mariners	88	74	.543	6	49‍–‍33	39‍–‍41
Oakland Athletics	76	86	.469	18	40‍–‍41	36‍–‍45
Texas Rangers	75	87	.463	19	47‍–‍34	28‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

2007 American League record 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

Roster

2007 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Roster
Pitchers 49 Chris Bootcheck 52 Jason Bulger 48 Héctor Carrasco 40 Bartolo Colón 45 Kelvim Escobar 59 Marc Gwyn 37 Greg Jones 41 John Lackey 58 Dustin Moseley 38 Darren Oliver 34 Chris Resop 57 Francisco Rodríguez 54 Ervin Santana 51 Joe Saunders 62 Scot Shields 33 Justin Speier 63 Rich Thompson 36 Jered Weaver		Catchers 48 Ryan Budde  5 Jeff Mathis 28 José Molina 44 Mike Napoli Infielders 32 Erick Aybar 43 Matt Brown 18 Orlando Cabrera  9 Chone Figgins 12 Shea Hillenbrand  6 Maicer Izturis 47 Howie Kendrick 35 Casey Kotchman 22 Kendry Morales 39 Robb Quinlan  3 Brandon Wood		Outfielders 16 Garret Anderson 64 Terry Evans 25 Nick Gorneault 27 Vladimir Guerrero 13 Nathan Haynes 24,42 Gary Matthews, Jr. 65 Tommy Murphy 20 Juan Rivera 77 Reggie Willits		Manager 14 Mike Scioscia Coaches 23 Mike Butcher (pitching) 21 Dino Ebel (third base)  4 Alfredo Griffin (first base)  7 Mickey Hatcher (hitting) 88 Orlando Mercado (bullpen) 10 Ron Roenicke (bench)

Game log

2007 Game Log
April (15–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Stadium Attendance Record GB 1 April 2 Rangers 4–1 Lackey (1–0) Millwood (0–1) Rodríguez (1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,906 1–0 0 2 April 3 Rangers 8–3 Escobar (1–0) Padilla (0–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 42,463 2–0 0 3 April 4 Rangers 5–3 Santana (1–0) McCarthy (0–1) Rodríguez (2) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 35,701 3–0 +1 4 April 5 Athletics 4–3 Duchscherer (1–0) Rodríguez (0–1) Street (1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 39,234 3–1 +1⁄2 5 April 6 Athletics 5–2 Moseley (1–0) Kennedy (0–1) Rodríguez (3) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,534 4–1 +1 6 April 7 Athletics 2–1 Lackey (2–0) Haren (0–2) Shields (1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,007 5–1 +1+1⁄2 7 April 8 Athletics 2–1 Blanton (1–0) Escobar (1–1) Street (2) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 37,783 5–2 +1 8 April 10 @ Indians 7–6 Sabathia (2–0) Santana (1–1) Borowski (2) Miller Park 19,031 5–3 +1 9 April 11 @ Indians 4–1 Saunders (1–0) Westbrook (0–1) Rodríguez (4) Miller Park 16,375 6–3 +1 10 April 12 @ Indians 4–2 Fultz (2–0) Shields (0–1) Borowski (3) Miller Park 17,090 6–4 +1⁄2 11 April 13 @ Red Sox 10–1 Wakefield (1–1) Lackey (2–1) Fenway Park 35,946 6–5 +1⁄2 12 April 14 @ Red Sox 8–0 Schilling (2–1) Carrasco (0–1) Fenway Park 36,300 6–6 -1⁄2 April 15 @ Red Sox Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 17 Fenway Park 6–6 -1 13 April 16 @ Red Sox 7–2 Beckett (3–0) Santana (1–2) Fenway Park 35,424 6–7 -1+1⁄2 14 April 17 @ Athletics 4–1 Gaudin (1–0) Weaver (0–1) Street (3) McAfee Coliseum 20,174 6–8 -1+1⁄2 15 April 18 @ Athletics 3–0 Haren (1–2) Lackey (2–2) Street (4) McAfee Coliseum 17,322 6–9 -2 16 April 20 Mariners 8–4 Saunders (2–0) Batista (1–2) Rodríguez (5) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,359 7–9 -2 17 April 21 Mariners 7–6 Colón (1–0) Ramírez (1–1) Rodríguez (6) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 41,752 8–9 -1 18 April 22 Mariners 6–1 Santana (2–2) Weaver, Jeff (0–3) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,628 9–9 0 19 April 23 Tigers 9–5 Grilli (2–1) Weaver (0–2) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 40,563 9–10 -1 20 April 24 Tigers 9–8 (10) Moseley (2–0) Jones (0–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 36,055 10–10 -1 21 April 25 Devil Rays 9–1 Lackey (3–2) Jackson (0–3) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 36,850 11–10 0 22 April 26 Devil Rays 11–3 Colón (2–0) Seo (1–2) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 35,597 12–10 +1 23 April 27 @ White Sox 7–3 Contreras (2–2) Santana (2–3) U.S. Cellular Field 30,193 12–11 +1⁄2 24 April 28 @ White Sox 3–0 Weaver (1–2) Garland (0–2) Rodríguez (7) U.S. Cellular Field 38,208 13–11 +1 25 April 29 @ White Sox 5–2 Escobar (1–0) Buehrle (2–1) Rodríguez (8) U.S. Cellular Field 38,513 14–11 +1+1⁄2 26 April 30 @ Royals 3–1 Lackey (4–2) Pérez (2–3) Rodríguez (9) Kauffman Stadium 10,866 15–11 +2
May (18–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Stadium Attendance Record GB 27 May 1 @ Royals 7–5 Colón (3–0) Greinke (1–3) Rodríguez (10) Kauffman Stadium 11,225 16–11 +2 28 May 2 @ Royals 3–1 de la Rosa (3–2) Santana (2–4) Soria (4) Kauffman Stadium 9,697 16–12 +1 29 May 3 @ Royals 5–2 Meche (3–1) Weaver (1–3) Soria (5) Kauffman Stadium 12,683 16–13 +1 30 May 4 White Sox 5–1 Escobar (3–1) Contreras (2–3) Shields (2) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,126 17–13 +1 31 May 5 White Sox 6–3 Garland (1–2) Lackey (4–3) Jenks (9) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 42,574 17–14 +1 32 May 6 White Sox 4–3 (10) Thornton (2–1) Rodríguez (0–2) Jenks (10) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 42,017 17–15 +1 33 May 8 Indians 5–1 Lee (1–0) Santana (2–5) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 41,731 17–16 0 34 May 9 Indians 3–2 Moseley (3–0) Cabrera (1–2) Rodríguez (11) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 40,007 18–16 +1⁄2 35 May 10 Indians 8–0 Escobar (4–1) Sowers (0–3) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 33,698 19–16 +1 36 May 11 @ Rangers 6–3 Lackey (5–3) Padilla (1–5) Shields (3) Ameriquest Field in Arlington 30,782 20–16 +1 37 May 12 @ Rangers 6–3 Colón (4–0) Loe (1–3) Rodríguez (12) Ameriquest Field in Arlington 36,474 21–16 +2 38 May 13 @ Rangers 7–6 Gagné (1–0) Shields (0–2) Ameriquest Field in Arlington 24,847 21–17 +1 39 May 14 @ Rangers 7–2 Weaver (2–3) Millwood (2–4) Ameriquest Field in Arlington 23,421 22–17 +2 40 May 15 @ Mariners 11–3 White (1–0) Escobar (4–2) Safeco Field 21,769 22–18 +1 41 May 16 @ Mariners 5–0 Lackey (6–3) Baek (1–1) Safeco Field 22,331 23–18 +2 42 May 17 @ Mariners 7–3 Colón (5–0) Washburn (3–4) Safeco Field 20,488 24–18 +3 43 May 18 Dodgers 9–1 Santana (3–5) Penny (5–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,342 25–18 +3 44 May 19 Dodgers 6–2 Weaver (3–3) Hendrickson (2–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,380 26–18 +3 45 May 20 Dodgers 4–1 Escobar (5–2) Lowe (4–5) Rodríguez (13) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,301 27–18 +4 46 May 22 @ Tigers 6–3 Lackey (7–3) Maroth (3–1) Rodríguez (14) Comerica Park 28,678 28–18 +5+1⁄2 47 May 23 @ Tigers 8–7 Durbin (4–1) Colón (5–1) Jones (15) Comerica Park 28,105 28–19 +4+1⁄2 48 May 24 @ Tigers 12–0 Bonderman (3–0) Santana (3–6) Comerica Park 36,048 28–20 +4 49 May 25 @ Yankees 10–6 Weaver (4–3) Clippard (1–1) Yankee Stadium 50,363 29–20 +4 50 May 26 @ Yankeess 3–1 Escobar (6–2) Wang (3–4) Rodríguez (15) Yankee Stadium 52,536 30–20 +4+1⁄2 51 May 27 @ Yankees 4–3 Lackey (8–3) Proctor (0–2) Rodríguez (16) Yankee Stadium 53,508 31–20 +4+1⁄2 52 May 28 Mariners 12–5 Batista (5–4) Colón (5–2) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 42,352 31–21 +3+1⁄2 53 May 29 Mariners 4–1 Santana (4–6) Feierabend (0–1) Rodríguez (17) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 38,174 32–21 +4+1⁄2 54 May 30 Mariners 8–6 Moseley (4–0) Hernández (3–3) Rodríguez (18) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 39,288 33–21 +5+1⁄2 55 May 31 Orioles 6–2 Burres (3–2) Escobar (6–3) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 42,266 33–22 +4+1⁄2
June (17–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Stadium Attendance Record GB 56 June 1 Orioles 3–2 Lackey (9–3) Cabrera (4–6) Rodríguez (19) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,012 34–22 +5+1⁄2 57 June 2 Orioles 7–4 Saunders (3–0) Trachsel (4–4) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 42,190 35–22 +5+1⁄2 58 June 3 Orioles 4–3 Bootcheck (1–0) Ray (3–4) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 41,026 36–22 +5+1⁄2 59 June 4 Twins 16–3 Weaver (5–3) Bonser (4–2) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 37,380 37–22 +5+1⁄2 60 June 5 Twins 5–1 Escobar (7–3) Baker (1–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 42,001 38–22 +5+1⁄2 61 June 6 Twins 8–5 Slowey (1–0) Lackey (9–4) Nathan (13) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 36,453 38–23 +5+1⁄2 62 June 8 @ Cardinals 10–6 Carrasco (1–1) Johnson (1–1) Busch Stadium 44,156 39–23 +5+1⁄2 63 June 9 @ Cardinals 9–3 Santana (5–6) Looper (6–5) Busch Stadium 45,392 40–23 +5+1⁄2 64 June 10 @ Cardinals 9–6 Wellemeyer (2–1) Bootcheck (1–1) Busch Stadium 43,612 40–24 +4+1⁄2 65 June 12 @ Reds 5–3 Coutlangus (3–1) Moseley (4–1) Weathers (13) Great American Ball Park 23,153 40–25 +3 66 June 13 @ Reds 6–3 Lackey (10–4) Lohse (3–8) Rodríguez (20) Great American Ball Park 29,655 41–25 +4 67 June 14 @ Reds 9–7 Colón (6–2) Majewski (0–1) Rodríguez (21) Great American Ball Park 32,860 42–25 +5 68 June 15 @ Dodgers 2–1 Lowe (7–6) Santana (5–7) Saito (19) Dodger Stadium 56,000 42–26 +4 69 June 16 @ Dodgers 3–0 Weaver (6–3) Schmidt (1–4) Rodríguez (22) Dodger Stadium 56,000 43–26 +5 70 June 17 @ Dodgers 10–4 Escobar (8–3) Wolf (8–5) Dodger Stadium 56,000 44–26 +6 71 June 18 Astros 10–9 Rodríguez (1–2) Borkowski (1–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 42,232 45–26 +6 72 June 19 Astros 9–5 Jennings (1–1) Colón (6–3) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 42,156 45–27 +6 73 June 20 Astros 8–4 Carrasco (2–1) Borkowski (1–2) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 40,761 46–27 +6 74 June 22 Pirates 5–4 (11) Shields (1–2) Bayliss (4–3) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,545 47–27 +7 75 June 23 Pirates 10–1 Escobar (9–3) Snell (6–5) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,010 48–27 +8 76 June 24 Pirates 4–3 (10) Bootcheck (2–1) Capps (3–4) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 42,346 49–27 +8 77 June 25 Royals 5–3 Thomson (1–0) Lackey (10–5) Dotel (7) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,895 49–28 +7 78 June 26 Royals 12–4 Meche (5–6) Santana (5–8) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,002 49–29 +6 79 June 27 Royals 1–0 de la Rosa (5–9) Weaver (6–4) Dotel (8) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 41,269 49–30 +5 80 June 29 @ Orioles 9–7 Shields (2–2) Ray (4–6) Rodríguez (23) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 36,689 50–30 +5 81 June 30 @ Orioles 6–3 Burres (4–2) Colón (6–4) Shuey (1) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 26,235 50–31 +4
July (12–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Stadium Attendance Record GB 82 July 1 @ Orioles 4–3 Lackey (11–6) Guthrie (4–2) Rodríguez (24) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 25,058 51–31 +4 83 July 3 @ Rangers 8–3 Millwood (5–7) Santana (5–9) Ameriquest Field in Arlington 24,871 51–32 +4+1⁄2 84 July 4 @ Rangers 4–2 Wright (2–2) Weaver (6–5) Gagné (11) Ameriquest Field in Arlington 46,105 51–33 +3+1⁄2 85 July 5 @ Rangers 5–2 Escobar (10–3) Tejeda (5–8) Ameriquest Field in Arlington 22,062 52–33 +4+1⁄2 86 July 6 @ Yankees 14–9 Ramírez (1–0) Bootcheck (2–2) Yankee Stadium 52,059 52–34 +3+1⁄2 87 July 7 @ Yankees 2–1 (13) Rodríguez (2–2) Vizcaíno (4–2) Yankee Stadium 54,497 53–34 +3+1⁄2 88 July 8 @ Yankees 12–0 Wang (9–4) Santana (5–10) Yankee Stadium 53,921 53–35 +2+1⁄2 July 10: All-Star Game (AL wins, 5–4) Beckett (BOS) Young (SD) Rodríguez (LAA) AT&T Park 43,965 San Francisco 89 July 13 Rangers 2–1 Rodríguez (3–2) Benoit (3–3) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,100 54–35 +3 90 July 14 Rangers 9–5 Lackey (12–5) Loe (5–7) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,026 55–35 +3 91 July 15 Rangers 5–4 (11) Wilson (1–1) Speier (0–1) Gagné (13) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,068 55–36 +3 92 July 17 @ Devil Rays 8–3 Shields (8–5) Santana (5–11) Tropicana Field 9,430 55–37 +2+1⁄2 93 July 18 @ Devil Rays 7–2 Kazmir (7–6) Colón (6–5) Tropicana Field 13,521 55–38 +1+1⁄2 94 July 19 @ Devil Rays 3–0 Escobar (11–3) Sonnanstine (1–5) Rodríguez (25) Tropicana Field 18,163 56–38 +2 95 July 20 @ Twins 7–5 Silva (8–10) Lackey (12–6) Nathan (19) HHH Metrodome 35,794 56–39 +1 96 July 21 @ Twins 5–2 Neshek (5–1) Shields (2–3) Nathan (20) HHH Metrodome 33,868 56–40 +1 97 July 22 @ Twins 7–2 Saunders (4–0) Garza (1–2) HHH Metrodome 33,217 57–40 +2 98 July 23 Athletics 12–6 Kennedy (3–8) Colón (6–6) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,847 57–41 +2 99 July 24 Athletics 4–3 DiNardo (5–6) Escobar (11–4) Embree (11) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,784 57–42 +2+1⁄2 100 July 25 Athletics 7–6 Rodríguez (4–2) Kennedy (3–9) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,252 58–42 +3+1⁄2 101 July 27 Tigers 11–6 Weaver (7–5) Robertson (6–8) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,042 59–42 +4 102 July 28 Tigers 10–3 Shields (3–3) Grilli (5–3) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,122 60–42 +4 103 July 29 Tigers 13–4 Bootcheck (3–2) Bonderman (10–3) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,019 61–42 +4 104 July 30 @ Mariners 2–0 Batista (11–7) Escobar (11–5) Putz (31) Safeco Field 31,232 61–43 +3 105 July 31 @ Mariners 8–0 Lackey (13–6) Weaver, Jeff (2–10) Safeco Field 28,903 62–43 +4
August (18–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Stadium Attendance Record GB 106 August 1 @ Mariners 8–7 (12) O'Flaherty (7–0) Speier (0–2) Safeco Field 34,471 62–44 +3 107 August 2 @ Athletics 6–4 Saunders (5–0) Gaudin (8–7) Rodríguez (26) McAfee Coliseum 21,654 63–44 +3+1⁄2 108 August 3 @ Athletics 8–4 Casilla (3–1) Shields (3–4) McAfee Coliseum 21,552 63–45 +2+1⁄2 109 August 4 @ Athletics 2–1 Blanton (9–8) Escobar (11–6) Embree (13) McAfee Coliseum 29,144 63–46 +2+1⁄2 110 August 5 @ Athletics 4–3 Lackey (14–6) Calero (1–5) Rodríguez (27) McAfee Coliseum 26,782 64–46 +3+1⁄2 111 August 6 Red Sox 4–2 Speier (1–2) Schilling (6–5) Rodríguez (28) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,142 65–46 +4 112 August 7 Red Sox 10–4 Saunders (6–0) Wakefield (13–10) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,177 66–46 +4 113 August 8 Red Sox 9–6 Okajima (3–0) Speier (1–3) Papelbon (26) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,243 66–47 +3 114 August 10 Twins 10–1 Escobar (12–6) Baker (6–5) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,810 67–47 +3+1⁄2 115 August 11 Twins 4–3 Lackey (15–6) Neshek (6–2) Rodríguez (29) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,064 68–47 +3+1⁄2 116 August 12 Twins 6–2 Weaver (8–5) Bonser (5–9) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,911 69–47 +3+1⁄2 117 August 14 @ Blue Jays 4–1 Halladay (14–5) Saunders (6–1) Rogers Centre 31,978 69–48 +3 118 August 15 @ Blue Jays 2–1 Marcum (10–4) Moseley (4–2) Accardo (23) Rogers Centre 30,353 69–49 +3 119 August 16 @ Blue Jays 4–3 Escobar (13–6) McGowan (8–7) Rodríguez (30) Rogers Centre 27,861 70–49 +3+1⁄2 120 August 17 @ Red Sox 8–4 Buchholz (1–0) Lackey (15–7) Papelbon (29) Fenway Park 36,686 70–50 +3 121 August 17 @ Red Sox 7–5 Rodríguez (5–2) Gagné (3–1) Fenway Park 36,538 71–50 +3 122 August 18 @ Red Sox 10–5 Schilling (7–5) Weaver (8–6) Fenway Park 36,652 71–51 +2 123 August 19 @ Red Sox 3–1 Saunders (7–1) Tavárez (6–9) Rodríguez (31) Fenway Park 36,346 72–51 +2 124 August 20 Yankees 7–6 (10) Oliver (1–0) Henn (2–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,249 73–51 +2 125 August 21 Yankees 18–9 Escobar (14–6) Mussina (8–9) Gwyn (1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,264 74–51 +2 126 August 22 Yankees 8–2 Pettitte (11–7) Lackey (15–8) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,326 74–52 +2 127 August 23 Blue Jays 5–4 Litsch (5–6) Santana (5–12) Accardo (25) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 41,009 74–53 +1 128 August 24 Blue Jays 3–0 Weaver (9–6) Halladay (14–6) Rodríguez (32) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 41,131 75–53 +1 129 August 25 Blue Jays 9–2 Marcum (11–5) Saunders (7–2) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 41,631 75–54 +1 130 August 26 Blue Jays 3–1 Escobar (15–6) McGowan (8–8) Rodríguez (33) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 40,565 76–54 +2 131 August 27 @ Mariners 6–0 Lackey (16–8) Batista (13–10) Safeco Field 45,998 77–54 +3 132 August 28 @ Mariners 10–6 Speier (2–3) Morrow (3–3) Safeco Field 44,395 78–54 +4 133 August 29 @ Mariners 8–2 Weaver (10–6) Hernández (10–7) Safeco Field 46,047 79–54 +5 134 August 31 Rangers 7–6 (10) Oliver (2–0) Francisco (1–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 41,012 80–54 +6+1⁄2
September (14–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Stadium Attendance Record GB 135 September 1 Rangers 7–6 Vólquez (1–0) Escobar (15–7) Wilson (9) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 38,342 80–55 +6+1⁄2 136 September 2 Rangers 8–7 Littleton (3–1) Shields (3–5) Wilson (10) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 40,635 80–56 +6+1⁄2 137 September 3 Athletics 9–5 Santana (6–12) Gaudin (10–10) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 39,164 81–56 +6+1⁄2 138 September 4 Athletics 4–3 Weaver (11–6) DiNardo (8–8) Rodríguez (34) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 39,017 82–56 +7+1⁄2 139 September 5 Athletics 6–2 Blanton (12–9) Saunders (7–3) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 34,000 82–57 +7+1⁄2 140 September 6 Indians 10–3 Escobar (16–7) Byrd (14–6) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 41,720 83–57 +8 141 September 7 Indians 3–2 (10) Shields (4–5) Betancourt (4–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 40,020 84–57 +9 142 September 8 Indians 6–1 Sabathia (17–7) Santana (6–13) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,544 84–58 +9 143 September 9 Indians 6–2 Laffey (3–1) Weaver (11–7) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 40,037 84–59 +8 144 September 11 @ Orioles 10–5 Saunders (8–3) Santos (1–5) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 15,371 85–59 +9+1⁄2 145 September 12 @ Orioles 18–6 Escobar (17–7) Cabrera (9–16) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 15,136 86–59 +9+1⁄2 146 September 13 @ Orioles 3–0 Leicester (2–1) Lackey (16–9) Walker (5) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 16,359 86–60 +8+1⁄2 147 September 14 @ White Sox 5–3 Contreras (9–16) Colón (6–7) Jenks (38) U.S. Cellular Field 33,581 86–61 +7+1⁄2 148 September 15 @ White Sox 2–1 Weaver (12–7) Garland (9–12) Rodríguez (35) U.S. Cellular Field 36,485 87–61 +8+1⁄2 149 September 16 @ White Sox 9–7 MacDougal (2–5) Moseley (4–3) U.S. Cellular Field 29,010 87–62 +8+1⁄2 150 September 17 Devil Rays 10–7 Oliver (3–0) Jackson (4–15) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 37,530 88–62 +8+1⁄2 151 September 18 Devil Rays 2–1 Lackey (17–9) Hammel (2–5) Rodríguez (36) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 36,313 89–62 +8+1⁄2 152 September 19 Devil Rays 2–1 Santana (7–13) Howell (1–5) Rodríguez (37) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 33,699 90–62 +8+1⁄2 153 September 20 Mariners 9–5 Weaver (13–7) Feierabend (1–5) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 40,016 91–62 +9+1⁄2 154 September 21 Mariners 6–0 Washburn (10–15) Saunders (8–4) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,018 91–63 +8+1⁄2 155 September 22 Mariners 3–2 Batista (15–11) Colón (6–8) Putz (39) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 43,583 91–64 +7+1⁄2 156 y-September 23 Mariners 7–4 Lackey (18–9) Weaver, Jeff (7–13) Rodríguez (38) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 44,234 92–64 +8+1⁄2 157 September 24 @ Rangers 8–7 White (2–0) Santana (7–14) Littleton (2) Ameriquest Field in Arlington 22,881 92–65 +8 158 September 25 @ Rangers 3–1 Wright (4–5) Oliver (3–1) Ameriquest Field in Arlington 30,708 92–66 +8 159 September 26 @ Rangers 16–2 Rheinecker (4–3) Saunders (8–4) Ameriquest Field in Arlington 24,223 92–67 +7+1⁄2 160 September 28 @ Athletics 2–0 Lackey (19–9) Haren (15–9) Rodríguez (39) McAfee Coliseum 32,287 93–67 +7 161 September 29 @ Athletics 3–2 Escobar (18–7) DiNardo (8–10) Rodríguez (40) McAfee Coliseum 26,480 94–67 +7 162 September 30 @ Athletics 3–2 Street (5–2) Bootcheck (3–3) McAfee Coliseum 28,062 94–68 +6

Playoffs

2007 Postseason Game Log
American League Division Series (0–3) # Date Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box 1 October 3 @ Red Sox 4–0 Beckett (1–0) Lackey (0–1) Fenway Park 37,597 0–1 2 October 5 @ Red Sox 6–3 Papelbon (1–0) Speier (0–1) Fenway Park 37,706 0–2 3 October 7 Red Sox 9–1 Schilling (1–0) Weaver (0–1) Angel Stadium of Anaheim 45,262 0–3

Team statistical leaders

Hitting				Pitching
Stat	Player	Total		Stat	Player	Total
Avg.	Chone Figgins Vladimir Guerrero Orlando Cabrera	.330 .324 .301		W	John Lackey Kelvim Escobar Jered Weaver	19 18 13
HR	Vladimir Guerrero Gary Matthews, Jr. Garret Anderson	27 18 16		L	Ervin Santana John Lackey Bartolo Colón	14 09 08
RBI	Vladimir Guerrero Orlando Cabrera Garret Anderson	125 86 80		ERA	John Lackey Kelvim Escobar Jered Weaver	3.01 3.40 3.91
R	Orlando Cabrera Vladimir Guerrero Chone Figgins	101 89 81		SO	John Lackey Kelvim Escobar Ervin Santana	179 160 0126
H	Orlando Cabrera Vladimir Guerrero Chone Figgins	192 186 146		SV	Francisco Rodríguez Scot Shields Marcus Gwyn	40 02 01
SB	Chone Figgins Reggie Willits Orlando Cabrera	41 27 20		IP	John Lackey Kelvim Escobar Jered Weaver	224 195+2⁄30 1610

Stats as of September 30, 2007

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	AVG	SLG
Orlando Cabrera	155	638	101	192	35	1	8	86	20	44	.301	.397
Vladimir Guerrero	150	574	89	186	45	1	27	125	2	71	.324	.547
Gary Matthews Jr.	140	516	79	130	26	3	18	72	18	55	.252	.419
Casey Kotchman	137	443	64	131	37	3	11	68	2	53	.296	.467
Chone Figgins	115	442	81	146	24	6	3	58	41	51	.330	.432
Reggie Willits	136	430	74	126	20	1	0	34	27	69	.293	.344
Garret Anderson	108	417	67	124	31	1	16	80	1	27	.297	.492
Howie Kendrick	88	338	55	109	24	2	5	39	5	9	.322	.450
Maicer Izturis	102	336	47	97	17	2	6	51	7	33	.289	.405
Mike Napoli	75	219	40	54	11	1	10	34	5	33	.247	.443
Shea Hillenbrand	53	197	19	50	5	0	3	22	0	5	.254	.325
Erick Aybar	79	194	18	46	5	1	1	19	4	10	.237	.289
Robb Quinlan	79	178	21	44	9	0	3	21	3	14	.247	.348
Jeff Mathis	59	171	24	36	12	0	4	23	0	15	.211	.351
José Molina	40	125	9	28	8	0	0	10	2	3	.224	.288
Kendrys Morales	43	119	12	35	10	0	4	15	0	6	.294	.479
Nathan Haynes	40	45	10	12	0	1	0	1	1	3	.267	.311
Juan Rivera	14	43	3	12	1	0	2	8	0	1	.279	442
Tommy Murphy	20	38	2	7	1	0	0	2	0	0	.184	.211
Brandon Wood	13	33	2	5	1	0	1	3	0	0	.152	.273
Ryan Budde	12	18	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.222
Terry Evans	8	11	3	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	.091	.364
Matthew Brown	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.000
Nick Gorneault	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000
Pitcher Totals	162	20	1	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	.200	.250
Team Totals	162	5554	822	1578	324	23	123	776	139	507	.284	.417

Source:[15]

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
John Lackey	19	9	3.01	33	33	0	224.0	219	87	75	52	179
Kelvin Escobar	18	7	3.40	30	30	0	195.2	182	79	74	66	160
Jared Weaver	13	7	3.91	28	28	0	161.0	178	77	70	45	115
Ervin Santana	7	14	5.76	28	26	0	150.0	174	103	96	58	126
Joe Saunders	8	5	4.44	18	18	0	107.1	129	56	53	34	69
Bartolo Colón	6	8	6.34	19	18	0	99.1	132	74	70	29	76
Dustin Moseley	4	3	4.40	46	8	0	92.0	97	45	45	27	50
Chris Bootcheck	3	3	4.77	51	0	0	77.1	81	43	41	24	56
Scot Shields	4	5	3.86	71	0	2	77.0	62	36	33	33	77
Francisco Rodríguez	5	2	2.81	64	0	40	67.1	50	22	21	34	90
Darren Oliver	3	1	3.78	61	0	0	64.1	58	31	27	23	51
Justin Speier	2	3	2.88	51	0	0	50.0	36	17	16	12	47
Héctor Carrasco	2	1	6.57	29	1	0	38.1	44	34	28	23	33
Greg Jones	0	0	6.23	9	0	0	8.2	10	6	6	5	5
Rich Thompson	0	0	10.80	7	0	0	6.2	10	8	8	3	9
Jason Bulger	0	0	2.84	6	0	0	6.1	5	2	2	3	8
Marcus Gwyn	0	0	11.81	3	0	1	5.1	9	9	7	5	3
Chris Resop	0	0	4.15	4	0	0	4.1	4	2	2	1	2
Team Totals	94	68	4.23	162	162	43	1435.0	1480	731	674	477	1156

Source:[16]

Awards

• Vladimir Guerrero – 2007 AL All-Star/2007 Home Run Derby Champion
• John Lackey – 2007 AL All-Star
• Francisco Rodríguez – 2007 AL All-Star

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Salt Lake Bees	Pacific Coast League	Brian Harper
AA	Arkansas Travelers	Texas League	Bobby Magallanes
A	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	California League	Bobby Mitchell
A	Cedar Rapids Kernels	Midwest League	Ever Magallanes
Rookie	AZL Angels	Arizona League	Tyrone Boykin
Rookie	Orem Owlz	Pioneer League	Tom Kotchman

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orem

External links

• Game Logs:

1st Half: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Game Log on ESPN.com

2nd Half: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Game Log on ESPN.com

• Batting Statistics: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Batting Stats on ESPN.com
• Pitching Statistics: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Pitching Stats on ESPN.com

• 2007 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Baseball Reference