# 2007 Los Angeles Angels season

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 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

vteAL 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 recordvte Sources: :
| 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 |

### Game log

2007 Game Log :
April (15–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
Stadium
Attendance
Record
GB
1April 2Rangers4–1Lackey (1–0)Millwood (0–1)Rodríguez (1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,9061–00
2April 3Rangers8–3Escobar (1–0)Padilla (0–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim42,4632–00
3April 4Rangers5–3Santana (1–0)McCarthy (0–1)Rodríguez (2)Angel Stadium of Anaheim35,7013–0+1
4April 5Athletics4–3Duchscherer (1–0)Rodríguez (0–1)Street (1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim39,2343–1+1⁄2
5April 6Athletics5–2Moseley (1–0)Kennedy (0–1)Rodríguez (3)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,5344–1+1
6April 7Athletics2–1Lackey (2–0)Haren (0–2)Shields (1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,0075–1+1+1⁄2
7April 8Athletics2–1Blanton (1–0)Escobar (1–1)Street (2)Angel Stadium of Anaheim37,7835–2+1
8April 10@ Indians7–6Sabathia (2–0)Santana (1–1)Borowski (2)Miller Park19,0315–3+1
9April 11@ Indians4–1Saunders (1–0)Westbrook (0–1)Rodríguez (4)Miller Park16,3756–3+1
10April 12@ Indians4–2Fultz (2–0)Shields (0–1)Borowski (3)Miller Park17,0906–4+1⁄2
11April 13@ Red Sox10–1Wakefield (1–1)Lackey (2–1)Fenway Park35,9466–5+1⁄2
12April 14@ Red Sox8–0Schilling (2–1)Carrasco (0–1)Fenway Park36,3006–6-1⁄2
April 15@ Red SoxPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 17Fenway Park6–6-1
13April 16@ Red Sox7–2Beckett (3–0)Santana (1–2)Fenway Park35,4246–7-1+1⁄2
14April 17@ Athletics4–1Gaudin (1–0)Weaver (0–1)Street (3)McAfee Coliseum20,1746–8-1+1⁄2
15April 18@ Athletics3–0Haren (1–2)Lackey (2–2)Street (4)McAfee Coliseum17,3226–9-2
16April 20Mariners8–4Saunders (2–0)Batista (1–2)Rodríguez (5)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,3597–9-2
17April 21Mariners7–6Colón (1–0)Ramírez (1–1)Rodríguez (6)Angel Stadium of Anaheim41,7528–9-1
18April 22Mariners6–1Santana (2–2)Weaver, Jeff (0–3)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,6289–90
19April 23Tigers9–5Grilli (2–1)Weaver (0–2)Angel Stadium of Anaheim40,5639–10-1
20April 24Tigers9–8 (10)Moseley (2–0)Jones (0–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim36,05510–10-1
21April 25Devil Rays9–1Lackey (3–2)Jackson (0–3)Angel Stadium of Anaheim36,85011–100
22April 26Devil Rays11–3Colón (2–0)Seo (1–2)Angel Stadium of Anaheim35,59712–10+1
23April 27@ White Sox7–3Contreras (2–2)Santana (2–3)U.S. Cellular Field30,19312–11+1⁄2
24April 28@ White Sox3–0Weaver (1–2)Garland (0–2)Rodríguez (7)U.S. Cellular Field38,20813–11+1
25April 29@ White Sox5–2Escobar (1–0)Buehrle (2–1)Rodríguez (8)U.S. Cellular Field38,51314–11+1+1⁄2
26April 30@ Royals3–1Lackey (4–2)Pérez (2–3)Rodríguez (9)Kauffman Stadium10,86615–11+2 :
May (18–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
Stadium
Attendance
Record
GB
27May 1@ Royals7–5Colón (3–0)Greinke (1–3)Rodríguez (10)Kauffman Stadium11,22516–11+2
28May 2@ Royals3–1de la Rosa (3–2)Santana (2–4)Soria (4)Kauffman Stadium9,69716–12+1
29May 3@ Royals5–2Meche (3–1)Weaver (1–3)Soria (5)Kauffman Stadium12,68316–13+1
30May 4White Sox5–1Escobar (3–1)Contreras (2–3)Shields (2)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,12617–13+1
31May 5White Sox6–3Garland (1–2)Lackey (4–3)Jenks (9)Angel Stadium of Anaheim42,57417–14+1
32May 6White Sox4–3 (10)Thornton (2–1)Rodríguez (0–2)Jenks (10)Angel Stadium of Anaheim42,01717–15+1
33May 8Indians5–1Lee (1–0)Santana (2–5)Angel Stadium of Anaheim41,73117–160
34May 9Indians3–2Moseley (3–0)Cabrera (1–2)Rodríguez (11)Angel Stadium of Anaheim40,00718–16+1⁄2
35May 10Indians8–0Escobar (4–1)Sowers (0–3)Angel Stadium of Anaheim33,69819–16+1
36May 11@ Rangers6–3Lackey (5–3)Padilla (1–5)Shields (3)Ameriquest Field in Arlington30,78220–16+1
37May 12@ Rangers6–3Colón (4–0)Loe (1–3)Rodríguez (12)Ameriquest Field in Arlington36,47421–16+2
38May 13@ Rangers7–6Gagné (1–0)Shields (0–2)Ameriquest Field in Arlington24,84721–17+1
39May 14@ Rangers7–2Weaver (2–3)Millwood (2–4)Ameriquest Field in Arlington23,42122–17+2
40May 15@ Mariners11–3White (1–0)Escobar (4–2)Safeco Field21,76922–18+1
41May 16@ Mariners5–0Lackey (6–3)Baek (1–1)Safeco Field22,33123–18+2
42May 17@ Mariners7–3Colón (5–0)Washburn (3–4)Safeco Field20,48824–18+3
43May 18Dodgers9–1Santana (3–5)Penny (5–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,34225–18+3
44May 19Dodgers6–2Weaver (3–3)Hendrickson (2–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,38026–18+3
45May 20Dodgers4–1Escobar (5–2)Lowe (4–5)Rodríguez (13)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,30127–18+4
46May 22@ Tigers6–3Lackey (7–3)Maroth (3–1)Rodríguez (14)Comerica Park28,67828–18+5+1⁄2
47May 23@ Tigers8–7Durbin (4–1)Colón (5–1)Jones (15)Comerica Park28,10528–19+4+1⁄2
48May 24@ Tigers12–0Bonderman (3–0)Santana (3–6)Comerica Park36,04828–20+4
49May 25@ Yankees10–6Weaver (4–3)Clippard (1–1)Yankee Stadium50,36329–20+4
50May 26@ Yankeess3–1Escobar (6–2)Wang (3–4)Rodríguez (15)Yankee Stadium52,53630–20+4+1⁄2
51May 27@ Yankees4–3Lackey (8–3)Proctor (0–2)Rodríguez (16)Yankee Stadium53,50831–20+4+1⁄2
52May 28Mariners12–5Batista (5–4)Colón (5–2)Angel Stadium of Anaheim42,35231–21+3+1⁄2
53May 29Mariners4–1Santana (4–6)Feierabend (0–1)Rodríguez (17)Angel Stadium of Anaheim38,17432–21+4+1⁄2
54May 30Mariners8–6Moseley (4–0)Hernández (3–3)Rodríguez (18)Angel Stadium of Anaheim39,28833–21+5+1⁄2
55May 31Orioles6–2Burres (3–2)Escobar (6–3)Oriole Park at Camden Yards42,26633–22+4+1⁄2 :
June (17–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
Stadium
Attendance
Record
GB
56June 1Orioles3–2Lackey (9–3)Cabrera (4–6)Rodríguez (19)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,01234–22+5+1⁄2
57June 2Orioles7–4Saunders (3–0)Trachsel (4–4)Angel Stadium of Anaheim42,19035–22+5+1⁄2
58June 3Orioles4–3Bootcheck (1–0)Ray (3–4)Angel Stadium of Anaheim41,02636–22+5+1⁄2
59June 4Twins16–3Weaver (5–3)Bonser (4–2)Angel Stadium of Anaheim37,38037–22+5+1⁄2
60June 5Twins5–1Escobar (7–3)Baker (1–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim42,00138–22+5+1⁄2
61June 6Twins8–5Slowey (1–0)Lackey (9–4)Nathan (13)Angel Stadium of Anaheim36,45338–23+5+1⁄2
62June 8@ Cardinals10–6Carrasco (1–1)Johnson (1–1)Busch Stadium44,15639–23+5+1⁄2
63June 9@ Cardinals9–3Santana (5–6)Looper (6–5)Busch Stadium45,39240–23+5+1⁄2
64June 10@ Cardinals9–6Wellemeyer (2–1)Bootcheck (1–1)Busch Stadium43,61240–24+4+1⁄2
65June 12@ Reds5–3Coutlangus (3–1)Moseley (4–1)Weathers (13)Great American Ball Park23,15340–25+3
66June 13@ Reds6–3Lackey (10–4)Lohse (3–8)Rodríguez (20)Great American Ball Park29,65541–25+4
67June 14@ Reds9–7Colón (6–2)Majewski (0–1)Rodríguez (21)Great American Ball Park32,86042–25+5
68June 15@ Dodgers2–1Lowe (7–6)Santana (5–7)Saito (19)Dodger Stadium56,00042–26+4
69June 16@ Dodgers3–0Weaver (6–3)Schmidt (1–4)Rodríguez (22)Dodger Stadium56,00043–26+5
70June 17@ Dodgers10–4Escobar (8–3)Wolf (8–5)Dodger Stadium56,00044–26+6
71June 18Astros10–9Rodríguez (1–2)Borkowski (1–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim42,23245–26+6
72June 19Astros9–5Jennings (1–1)Colón (6–3)Angel Stadium of Anaheim42,15645–27+6
73June 20Astros8–4Carrasco (2–1)Borkowski (1–2)Angel Stadium of Anaheim40,76146–27+6
74June 22Pirates5–4 (11)Shields (1–2)Bayliss (4–3)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,54547–27+7
75June 23Pirates10–1Escobar (9–3)Snell (6–5)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,01048–27+8
76June 24Pirates4–3 (10)Bootcheck (2–1)Capps (3–4)Angel Stadium of Anaheim42,34649–27+8
77June 25Royals5–3Thomson (1–0)Lackey (10–5)Dotel (7)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,89549–28+7
78June 26Royals12–4Meche (5–6)Santana (5–8)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,00249–29+6
79June 27Royals1–0de la Rosa (5–9)Weaver (6–4)Dotel (8)Angel Stadium of Anaheim41,26949–30+5
80June 29@ Orioles9–7Shields (2–2)Ray (4–6)Rodríguez (23)Oriole Park at Camden Yards36,68950–30+5
81June 30@ Orioles6–3Burres (4–2)Colón (6–4)Shuey (1)Oriole Park at Camden Yards26,23550–31+4 :
July (12–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
Stadium
Attendance
Record
GB
82July 1@ Orioles4–3Lackey (11–6)Guthrie (4–2)Rodríguez (24)Oriole Park at Camden Yards25,05851–31+4
83July 3@ Rangers8–3Millwood (5–7)Santana (5–9)Ameriquest Field in Arlington24,87151–32+4+1⁄2
84July 4@ Rangers4–2Wright (2–2)Weaver (6–5)Gagné (11)Ameriquest Field in Arlington46,10551–33+3+1⁄2
85July 5@ Rangers5–2Escobar (10–3)Tejeda (5–8)Ameriquest Field in Arlington22,06252–33+4+1⁄2
86July 6@ Yankees14–9Ramírez (1–0)Bootcheck (2–2)Yankee Stadium52,05952–34+3+1⁄2
87July 7@ Yankees2–1 (13)Rodríguez (2–2)Vizcaíno (4–2)Yankee Stadium54,49753–34+3+1⁄2
88July 8@ Yankees12–0Wang (9–4)Santana (5–10)Yankee Stadium53,92153–35+2+1⁄2
July 10: All-Star Game (AL wins, 5–4)Beckett (BOS)Young (SD)Rodríguez (LAA)AT&T Park43,965San Francisco
89July 13Rangers2–1Rodríguez (3–2)Benoit (3–3)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,10054–35+3
90July 14Rangers9–5Lackey (12–5)Loe (5–7)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,02655–35+3
91July 15Rangers5–4 (11)Wilson (1–1)Speier (0–1)Gagné (13)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,06855–36+3
92July 17@ Devil Rays8–3Shields (8–5)Santana (5–11)Tropicana Field9,43055–37+2+1⁄2
93July 18@ Devil Rays7–2Kazmir (7–6)Colón (6–5)Tropicana Field13,52155–38+1+1⁄2
94July 19@ Devil Rays3–0Escobar (11–3)Sonnanstine (1–5)Rodríguez (25)Tropicana Field18,16356–38+2
95July 20@ Twins7–5Silva (8–10)Lackey (12–6)Nathan (19)HHH Metrodome35,79456–39+1
96July 21@ Twins5–2Neshek (5–1)Shields (2–3)Nathan (20)HHH Metrodome33,86856–40+1
97July 22@ Twins7–2Saunders (4–0)Garza (1–2)HHH Metrodome33,21757–40+2
98July 23Athletics12–6Kennedy (3–8)Colón (6–6)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,84757–41+2
99July 24Athletics4–3DiNardo (5–6)Escobar (11–4)Embree (11)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,78457–42+2+1⁄2
100July 25Athletics7–6Rodríguez (4–2)Kennedy (3–9)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,25258–42+3+1⁄2
101July 27Tigers11–6Weaver (7–5)Robertson (6–8)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,04259–42+4
102July 28Tigers10–3Shields (3–3)Grilli (5–3)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,12260–42+4
103July 29Tigers13–4Bootcheck (3–2)Bonderman (10–3)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,01961–42+4
104July 30@ Mariners2–0Batista (11–7)Escobar (11–5)Putz (31)Safeco Field31,23261–43+3
105July 31@ Mariners8–0Lackey (13–6)Weaver, Jeff (2–10)Safeco Field28,90362–43+4 :
August (18–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
Stadium
Attendance
Record
GB
106August 1@ Mariners8–7 (12)O'Flaherty (7–0)Speier (0–2)Safeco Field34,47162–44+3
107August 2@ Athletics6–4Saunders (5–0)Gaudin (8–7)Rodríguez (26)McAfee Coliseum21,65463–44+3+1⁄2
108August 3@ Athletics8–4Casilla (3–1)Shields (3–4)McAfee Coliseum21,55263–45+2+1⁄2
109August 4@ Athletics2–1Blanton (9–8)Escobar (11–6)Embree (13)McAfee Coliseum29,14463–46+2+1⁄2
110August 5@ Athletics4–3Lackey (14–6)Calero (1–5)Rodríguez (27)McAfee Coliseum26,78264–46+3+1⁄2
111August 6Red Sox4–2Speier (1–2)Schilling (6–5)Rodríguez (28)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,14265–46+4
112August 7Red Sox10–4Saunders (6–0)Wakefield (13–10)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,17766–46+4
113August 8Red Sox9–6Okajima (3–0)Speier (1–3)Papelbon (26)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,24366–47+3
114August 10Twins10–1Escobar (12–6)Baker (6–5)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,81067–47+3+1⁄2
115August 11Twins4–3Lackey (15–6)Neshek (6–2)Rodríguez (29)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,06468–47+3+1⁄2
116August 12Twins6–2Weaver (8–5)Bonser (5–9)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,91169–47+3+1⁄2
117August 14@ Blue Jays4–1Halladay (14–5)Saunders (6–1)Rogers Centre31,97869–48+3
118August 15@ Blue Jays2–1Marcum (10–4)Moseley (4–2)Accardo (23)Rogers Centre30,35369–49+3
119August 16@ Blue Jays4–3Escobar (13–6)McGowan (8–7)Rodríguez (30)Rogers Centre27,86170–49+3+1⁄2
120August 17@ Red Sox8–4Buchholz (1–0)Lackey (15–7)Papelbon (29)Fenway Park36,68670–50+3
121August 17@ Red Sox7–5Rodríguez (5–2)Gagné (3–1)Fenway Park36,53871–50+3
122August 18@ Red Sox10–5Schilling (7–5)Weaver (8–6)Fenway Park36,65271–51+2
123August 19@ Red Sox3–1Saunders (7–1)Tavárez (6–9)Rodríguez (31)Fenway Park36,34672–51+2
124August 20Yankees7–6 (10)Oliver (1–0)Henn (2–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,24973–51+2
125August 21Yankees18–9Escobar (14–6)Mussina (8–9)Gwyn (1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,26474–51+2
126August 22Yankees8–2Pettitte (11–7)Lackey (15–8)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,32674–52+2
127August 23Blue Jays5–4Litsch (5–6)Santana (5–12)Accardo (25)Angel Stadium of Anaheim41,00974–53+1
128August 24Blue Jays3–0Weaver (9–6)Halladay (14–6)Rodríguez (32)Angel Stadium of Anaheim41,13175–53+1
129August 25Blue Jays9–2Marcum (11–5)Saunders (7–2)Angel Stadium of Anaheim41,63175–54+1
130August 26Blue Jays3–1Escobar (15–6)McGowan (8–8)Rodríguez (33)Angel Stadium of Anaheim40,56576–54+2
131August 27@ Mariners6–0Lackey (16–8)Batista (13–10)Safeco Field45,99877–54+3
132August 28@ Mariners10–6Speier (2–3)Morrow (3–3)Safeco Field44,39578–54+4
133August 29@ Mariners8–2Weaver (10–6)Hernández (10–7)Safeco Field46,04779–54+5
134August 31Rangers7–6 (10)Oliver (2–0)Francisco (1–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim41,01280–54+6+1⁄2 :
September (14–14)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
Stadium
Attendance
Record
GB
135September 1Rangers7–6Vólquez (1–0)Escobar (15–7)Wilson (9)Angel Stadium of Anaheim38,34280–55+6+1⁄2
136September 2Rangers8–7Littleton (3–1)Shields (3–5)Wilson (10)Angel Stadium of Anaheim40,63580–56+6+1⁄2
137September 3Athletics9–5Santana (6–12)Gaudin (10–10)Angel Stadium of Anaheim39,16481–56+6+1⁄2
138September 4Athletics4–3Weaver (11–6)DiNardo (8–8)Rodríguez (34)Angel Stadium of Anaheim39,01782–56+7+1⁄2
139September 5Athletics6–2Blanton (12–9)Saunders (7–3)Angel Stadium of Anaheim34,00082–57+7+1⁄2
140September 6Indians10–3Escobar (16–7)Byrd (14–6)Angel Stadium of Anaheim41,72083–57+8
141September 7Indians3–2 (10)Shields (4–5)Betancourt (4–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim40,02084–57+9
142September 8Indians6–1Sabathia (17–7)Santana (6–13)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,54484–58+9
143September 9Indians6–2Laffey (3–1)Weaver (11–7)Angel Stadium of Anaheim40,03784–59+8
144September 11@ Orioles10–5Saunders (8–3)Santos (1–5)Oriole Park at Camden Yards15,37185–59+9+1⁄2
145September 12@ Orioles18–6Escobar (17–7)Cabrera (9–16)Oriole Park at Camden Yards15,13686–59+9+1⁄2
146September 13@ Orioles3–0Leicester (2–1)Lackey (16–9)Walker (5)Oriole Park at Camden Yards16,35986–60+8+1⁄2
147September 14@ White Sox5–3Contreras (9–16)Colón (6–7)Jenks (38)U.S. Cellular Field33,58186–61+7+1⁄2
148September 15@ White Sox2–1Weaver (12–7)Garland (9–12)Rodríguez (35)U.S. Cellular Field36,48587–61+8+1⁄2
149September 16@ White Sox9–7MacDougal (2–5)Moseley (4–3)U.S. Cellular Field29,01087–62+8+1⁄2
150September 17Devil Rays10–7Oliver (3–0)Jackson (4–15)Angel Stadium of Anaheim37,53088–62+8+1⁄2
151September 18Devil Rays2–1Lackey (17–9)Hammel (2–5)Rodríguez (36)Angel Stadium of Anaheim36,31389–62+8+1⁄2
152September 19Devil Rays2–1Santana (7–13)Howell (1–5)Rodríguez (37)Angel Stadium of Anaheim33,69990–62+8+1⁄2
153September 20Mariners9–5Weaver (13–7)Feierabend (1–5)Angel Stadium of Anaheim40,01691–62+9+1⁄2
154September 21Mariners6–0Washburn (10–15)Saunders (8–4)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,01891–63+8+1⁄2
155September 22Mariners3–2Batista (15–11)Colón (6–8)Putz (39)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,58391–64+7+1⁄2
156y-September 23Mariners7–4Lackey (18–9)Weaver, Jeff (7–13)Rodríguez (38)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,23492–64+8+1⁄2
157September 24@ Rangers8–7White (2–0)Santana (7–14)Littleton (2)Ameriquest Field in Arlington22,88192–65+8
158September 25@ Rangers3–1Wright (4–5)Oliver (3–1)Ameriquest Field in Arlington30,70892–66+8
159September 26@ Rangers16–2Rheinecker (4–3)Saunders (8–4)Ameriquest Field in Arlington24,22392–67+7+1⁄2
160September 28@ Athletics2–0Lackey (19–9)Haren (15–9)Rodríguez (39)McAfee Coliseum32,28793–67+7
161September 29@ Athletics3–2Escobar (18–7)DiNardo (8–10)Rodríguez (40)McAfee Coliseum26,48094–67+7
162September 30@ Athletics3–2Street (5–2)Bootcheck (3–3)McAfee Coliseum28,06294–68+6 :

## Playoffs

2007 Postseason Game Log :
American League Division Series (0–3)
#DateOpponentStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
1October 3@ Red Sox4–0Beckett (1–0)Lackey (0–1)Fenway Park37,5970–1
2October 5@ Red Sox6–3Papelbon (1–0)Speier (0–1)Fenway Park37,7060–2
3October 7Red Sox9–1Schilling (1–0)Weaver (0–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim45,2620–3 :

## Team statistical leaders

| Hitting | Hitting | Hitting | Pitching | Pitching | 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:

### 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:

### 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

| 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