# 2007 Texas Rangers season

The 2007 Texas Rangers season was the 47th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 36th in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 14th season at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The season began with the team trying to win an American League West title for the first time since 1999. The Rangers finished in last place in the AL West with a 75–87 won-loss record, 19 games behind the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

## Preseason

* Manager Buck Showalter was fired with three years remaining on his contract. The Rangers hired former Oakland Athletics third base coach Ron Washington to replace Showalter.
* OF Gary Matthews Jr., OF/INF Mark DeRosa, OF Carlos Lee, and RHP Adam Eaton signed with other clubs via free agency.
* OF Frank Catalanotto signed a multi-year contract,
* RHP Éric Gagné and center fielder Kenny Lofton each signed one-year contracts to close games and play center field, respectively.
* OF Sammy Sosa also signed a one-year contract with the team that drafted him in 1985, expected to be the Rangers' right fielder.
The team entered the season with only one spot in the pitching rotation to fill, with Jamey Wright beating out Kameron Loe and Bruce Chen (both of whom moved to bullpen roles). Two other new players won roster spots in spring training, C Chris Stewart and INF Matt Kata.

## Regular season
### Opening Day starters

* Gerald Laird, C
* Mark Teixeira, 1B
* Ian Kinsler, 2B
* Hank Blalock, 3B
* Michael Young, SS
* Brad Wilkerson, LF
* Kenny Lofton, CF
* Sammy Sosa, RF
* Frank Catalanotto, DH
* Kevin Millwood, RHP

### Season summary
#### April

April saw the club get to a slow start. Several of the club's offensive threats had poor starts, notably Michael Young and Mark Teixeira. One of the few players who was swinging the bat well was sophomore second baseman Ian Kinsler, who batted .298 and hit 9 home runs, earning him an American League Player of the Week award.
Another concern was the starting rotation. Jamey Wright was moved to the 15-day disabled list on April 12, and hasn't returned to the lineup. Vicente Padilla and newcomer Brandon McCarthy both had rough starts, ending April with 4-loss months.
The team's first home series, a two-game set against the Boston Red Sox on April 6 and 7 set records for the coldest home opener and the coldest game ever played at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

#### May

The month of May was one of the most dismal in the club's history. The Rangers ended the month with a 19–35 record, putting them on a pace for a 105-loss season, which would tie the franchise's previous mark for futility, set in 1973. The team's 20 losses set a record for the most ever in the month of May.
The starting rotation continued to have problems. Both Kevin Millwood and McCarthy spent time on the disabled list. Even when healthy, the starting pitching was suspect, as Rangers starters finished the month with the worst ERA in the Major Leagues.
The injury bug struck the position players as well; All-star third baseman Hank Blalock was moved to the 60-day disabled list after being diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome in his right shoulder, a condition that required surgery and a layoff of as much as three months. Outfielders Brad Wilkerson, Frank Catalanotto and Jerry Hairston Jr. also had long stints on the disabled list in May. At month's end, only second baseman Ian Kinsler was among the top three players at his position in All-Star balloting.

#### June

In stark contrast to May, June was the Rangers' first month of 2007 with a winning record (14–12). Several players had a strong month, most notably outfielder Marlon Byrd, who ended the month with a .375 batting average, and pitcher Kameron Loe, who used a brief stint in Triple-A to correct his pitching mechanics, resulting in a month-ending streak of three straight wins.
Veteran right fielder Sammy Sosa celebrated a career milestone on June 20, hitting his 600th home run in a game against his former team, the Chicago Cubs. Sosa became only the fifth player to reach the mark, following Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds.
While several key players returned to active duty in June, including Wilkerson and Jamey Wright, injuries continued to plague the club. Gold Glove first baseman Mark Teixeira's franchise record for consecutive games played ended at 507 on June 8 when he strained a quadriceps muscle. Starting pitchers Vicente Padilla and Brandon McCarthy also spent time on the DL, for elbow inflammation and blisters, respectively.

#### July

Before the non-waiver trade deadline, the Rangers' front office headed by general manager Jon Daniels devised a plan to rebuild the Texas Rangers. This change signified a shift away from the practice of signing large numbers of free agents and instead focused on scouting, acquiring, and developing young talent that would be under club control for the first year of the players' careers. Franchise resources would from then on be redistributed with an emphasis on international scouting (particularly in the Far East and Latin America) and minor league development. The organization's stated purpose was to field a team that could legitimately compete for the A.L. Western Division by the 2010 season.
This project began in July 2007 with the trade of 1B Mark Teixeira to the Atlanta Braves, a player the Rangers themselves had drafted and developed themselves. Arguably the biggest trade of the season, Teixeira netted the Rangers organization a treasure trove of young prospects, headlined by Jarrod Saltalamacchia. The Braves also sent over SS Elvis Andrus, RHP Neftalí Feliz, LHP Matt Harrison, and RHP Beau Jones.
The front office subsequently moved closer Éric Gagné to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for RHP Kason Gabbard and OF David Murphy.
These roster moves made the truth apparent to all: the Rangers would not make a concerted effort to win the West in 2007.

#### August

* MLB: Rangers score 30 runs against Orioles in first game of doubleheader
On August 22, the Rangers scored an all-time American League record of 30 runs in one game against the Orioles. The final was 30–3. Texas' 30 runs broke the AL record and modern major-league record set by the 1950 Red Sox and tied by the 1955 White Sox, and were the most scored by any team since the Chicago Colts hung 36 runs on Louisville in a game in 1897.
August 22, 2007 5:05 pm (ET) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland 74 °F (23 °C), Wind 7 mph in from Leftfield :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 1 |
| Baltimore | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| WP: Kason Gabbard (6–1) LP: Daniel Cabrera (9–13) Sv: Wes Littleton (1) Home runs: TEX: Ramon Vazquez (2), Jarrod Saltalamacchia (2), Marlon Byrd (1), Travis Metcalf (1) BAL: None Attendance: 21,828 Notes: Game 1 of Doubleheader, American League record for most runs scored in one game. Boxscore |||||||||||||

### 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
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 2@ Angels4 – 1Lackey (1-0)Millwood (0-1)Rodríguez (1)43,9060-1
2April 3@ Angels8 – 3Escobar (1-0)Padilla (0-1)42,4630-2
3April 4@ Angels5 – 3Santana (1-0)McCarthy (0-1)Rodríguez (2)35,7010-3
4April 6Red Sox2 – 0Tejeda (1-0)Wakefield (0-1)Otsuka (1)51,5481-3
5April 7Red Sox8 – 4Millwood (1-1)Tavárez (0-1)40,8652-3
6April 8Red Sox3 – 2Schilling (1-1)Padilla (0-2)Papelbon (2)28,3472-4
7April 9Devil Rays8 – 4McCarthy (1-1)Jackson (0-1)21,5473-4
8April 10Devil Rays12 – 9Feldman (1-0)Seo (0-1)23,8974-4
9April 11Devil Rays6 – 5Shields (1-0)Tejeda (1-1)33,6744-5
10April 13@ Mariners5 – 2Millwood (2-1)Washburn (0-1)Gagné (1)25,2435-5
11April 14@ Mariners8 – 3Batista (1-1)Padilla (0-3)25,9545-6
12April 15@ Mariners14 – 6Ramírez (1-0)McCarthy (1-2)25,0015-7
13April 17@ White Sox8 – 1Tejeda (2-1)Garland (0-1)23,1396-7
14April 18@ White Sox6 – 0Buehrle (1-0)Millwood (2-2)25,3906-8
15April 19@ White Sox6 – 4Thornton (1-1)Feldman (1-1)Jenks (4)25,4596-9
16April 20Athletics16 – 4Blanton (2-0)McCarthy (1-3)29,7826-10
17April 21Athletics7 – 0Loe (1-0)Kennedy (0-2)42,9457-10
18April 22Athletics4 – 3Eyre (1-0)Duchscherer (1-1)Otsuka (2)37,0028-10
19April 23Mariners5 – 4Morrow (1-0)Millwood (2-3)Putz (1)26,5928-11
--April 24MarinersPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 258-11
20April 25@ Indians8 – 7 (11)Cabrera (1-0)Eyre (1-1)13,8438-12
21April 26@ Indians9 – 4Byrd (2-1)Loe (1-1)14,0668-13
22April 27@ Blue Jays5 – 3Tejeda (3-1)Towers (1-3)Otsuka (3)24,7959-13
23April 28@ Blue Jays9 – 8 (10)Otsuka (1-0)Tallet (0-1)Benoit (1)24,11910-13
24April 29@ Blue Jays7 – 3Ohka (2-2)McCarthy (1-4)27,51610-14
25April 30@ Blue Jays6 – 1Halladay (4-0)Padilla (0-4)19,04110-15 :
May
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
26May 1Yankees10 – 1Hughes (1-1)Loe (1-2)32,31010-16
--May 2YankeesPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 310-16
27May 3Yankees4 – 3Vizcaíno (2-1)Benoit (0-1)Rivera (2)n/a10-17
28May 3Yankees5 – 2Mussina (1-1)Tejeda (3-2)Rivera (3)40,67110-18
29May 4Blue Jays7 – 1McCarthy (2-4)Ohka (2-3)Eyre (1)24,34211-18
30May 5Blue Jays11 – 4Padilla (1-4)Halladay (4-1)27,42112-18
31May 6Blue Jays3 – 2Benoit (1-1)Burnett (2-3)Otsuka (4)19,10313-18
32May 8@ Yankees8 – 2Pettitte (2-1)Wood (0-1)50,70513-19
33May 9@ Yankees6 – 2Mussina (2-1)Tejeda (3-3)47,93013-20
34May 10@ Yankees14 – 2McCarthy (3-4)Wang (1-3)52,14714-20
35May 11Angels6 – 3Lackey (5-3)Padilla (1-5)Shields (3)30,78214-21
36May 12Angels6 – 3Colón (4-0)Loe (1-3)Rodríguez (12)36,47414-22
37May 13Angels7 – 6Gagné (1-0)Shields (0-2)24,84715-22
38May 14Angels7 – 2Weaver (2-3)Millwood (2-4)23,42115-23
39May 15@ Devil Rays*4 – 3 (10)Stokes (2-5)Feldman (1-2)8,44315-24
40May 16@ Devil Rays*11 – 8Fossum (3-3)Padilla (1-6)Reyes (12)8,83915-25
41May 17@ Devil Rays*8 – 6 (10)Glover (1-2)Eyre (1-2)9,63515-26
42May 18@ Astros7 – 4Tejeda (4-3)Albers (1-3)Gagné (2)37,63416-26
43May 19@ Astros6 – 1Rodríguez (2-3)Koronka (0-1)41,99016-27
44May 20@ Astros14 – 1McCarthy (4-4)Williams (1-6)39,93817-27
45May 21Twins14 – 4Padilla (2-6)Silva (2-5)24,81418-27
46May 22Twins7 – 1Santana (5-4)Loe (1-4)27,01318-28
47May 23Twins5 – 3Bonser (3-1)Tejeda (4-4)Nathan (9)24,37018-29
48May 25Red Sox10 – 6Matsuzaka (7-2)Littleton (0-1)33,55218-30
49May 26Red Sox7 – 4Wakefield (5-5)Padilla (2-7)Papelbon (12)37,97418-31
50May 27Red Sox6 – 5Piñeiro (1-0)Otsuka (1-1)Okajima (3)40,32318-32
51May 28@ Athletics5 – 3Gaudin (5-1)Tejeda (4-5)Embree (3)18,23018-33
52May 29@ Athletics4 – 0Wood (1-1)DiNardo (1-2)Gagné (3)18,00619-33
53May 30@ Athletics6 – 1Haren (6-2)Koronka (0-2)25,67419-34
54May 31@ Mariners9 – 5Baek (3-2)Padilla (2-8)20,13719-35
*At Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida :
June
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
55June 1@ Mariners9 – 8Benoit (2-1)Green (0-1)Gagné (4)34,57020-35
56June 2@ Mariners5 – 4Batista (6-4)Loe (1-5)Putz (13)41,98820-36
57June 3@ Mariners11 – 6Feierabend (1-1)Tejeda (4-6)36,88620-37
58June 5Tigers7 – 4Eyre (2-2)Robertson (4-6)Gagné (5)32,00321-37
59June 6Tigers10 – 0Verlander (6-2)Millwood (2-5)28,79521-38
60June 7Tigers11 – 4Maroth (4-2)Loe (1-6)22,99021-39
61June 8Brewers9 – 6Tejeda (5-6)Capuano (5-5)Gagné (6)29,56222-39
62June 9Brewers4 – 3Francisco (1-0)Cordero (0-1)37,88223-39
63June 10Brewers9 – 6 (12)Villanueva (5-0)Eyre (2-3)Vargas (1)24,12923-40
64June 12@ Pirates7 – 5Duke (3-6)Millwood (2-6)Capps (3)21,15823-41
65June 13@ Pirates8 – 1Snell (6-4)Tejeda (5-7)16,11023-42
66June 14@ Pirates6 – 0Loe (2-6)Gorzelanny (6-4)17,21424-42
67June 15@ Reds7 – 6Padilla (3-8)Belisle (5-5)Gagné (7)27,74725-42
68June 16@ Reds8 – 4Harang (7-2)Wright (0-1)37,41325-43
69June 17@ Reds11 – 4Millwood (3-6)Arroyo (2-8)31,16226-43
70June 19Cubs5 – 4Mármol (2-0)Benoit (2-2)38,29026-44
71June 20Cubs7 – 3Loe (3-6)Marquis (5-4)37,56427-44
72June 21Cubs6 – 5Gagné (2-0)Howry (3-4)38,40628-44
73June 22Astros11 – 3Millwood (4-6)Williams (3-10)37,84729-44
74June 23Astros7 – 2Wright (1-1)Oswalt (7-5)42,31530-44
75June 24Astros12 – 9 (10)Wheeler (1-4)Wilson (0-1)Qualls (2)31,56030-45
76June 25@ Tigers8 – 3Loe (4-6)Bonderman (8-1)36,33031-45
77June 26@ Tigers9 – 6Otsuka (2-1)Jones (1-4)Gagné (8)39,70932-45
--June 27@ TigersPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 1132-45
78June 28@ Tigers5 – 2Rogers (2-0)Millwood (4-7)Jones (19)37,25332-46
79June 29@ Red Sox2 – 1Wakefield (8-8)Wright (1-2)Papelbon (19)36,75632-47
80June 30@ Red Sox5 – 4Mahay (1-0)Beckett (11-2)Gagné (9)36,74733-47 :
July
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
81July 1@ Red Sox2 – 1Loe (5-6)Tavárez (5-6)Gagné (10)36,37834-47
82July 2@ Red Sox7 – 3Gabbard (2-0)McCarthy (4-5)36,77834-48
83July 3Angels8 – 3Millwood (5-7)Santana (5-9)24,87135-48
84July 4Angels4 – 2Wright (2-2)Weaver (6-5)Gagné (11)46,10536-48
85July 5Angels5 – 2Escobar (10-3)Tejeda (5-8)22,06236-49
86July 6Orioles4 – 3 (10)Benoit (3-2)Shuey (0-1)24,03537-49
87July 7Orioles3 – 0Bédard (7-4)McCarthy (4-6)32,84937-50
88July 8Orioles2 – 1Millwood (6-7)Cabrera (6-10)Gagné (12)22,84338-50
89July 13@ Angels2 – 1Rodríguez (3-2)Benoit (3-3)44,10038-51
90July 14@ Angels9 – 5Lackey (12-5)Loe (5-7)44,02638-52
91July 15@ Angels5 – 4 (11)Wilson (1-1)Speier (0-1)Gagné (13)44,06839-52
92July 16@ Athletics4 – 1Wright (3-2)Braden (1-4)Gagné (14)18,16040-52
93July 17@ Athletics11 – 4Eyre (3-3)Gaudin (8-5)Mahay (1)20,20941-52
94July 18@ Athletics6 – 0DiNardo (4-6)Millwood (6-8)23,44041-53
95July 19Indians7 – 5Sabathia (13-4)Loe (5-8)Borowski (27)28,10841-54
96July 20Indians3 – 2Carmona (12-4)McCarthy (4-7)Borowski (28)32,10341-55
97July 21Indians8 – 5Mahay (2-0)Lee (5-7)44,55442-55
98July 22Indians8 – 3Byrd (8-4)Tejeda (5-9)27,22742-56
99July 23Mariners8 – 7Millwood (7-8)Ramírez (5-3)20,58443-56
100July 24Mariners2 – 1Rheinecker (1-0)Feierabend (1-4)Gagné (15)n/a44-56
101July 24Mariners4 – 3Wilson (2-1)Reitsma (0-2)Gagné (16)26,84245-56
102July 25Mariners7 – 6Benoit (4-3)Putz (1-1)34,85346-56
103July 27@ Royals6 – 1Bannister (7-6)Wright (3-3)21,73046-57
104July 28@ Royals6 – 5Pérez (6-9)Millwood (7-9)Dotel (11)27,70046-58
105July 29@ Royals10 – 0Núñez (1-0)Loe (5-9)Peralta (1)15,63846-59
106July 31@ Indians3 – 1McCarthy (5-7)Carmona (13-5)Wilson (1)21,81147-59 :
August
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
107August 1@ Indians9 – 6 (10)Benoit (5-3)Lewis (0-1)Wilson (2)25,72148-59
108August 2@ Indians5 – 0Westbrook (2-6)Gabbard (4-1)27,52048-60
109August 3@ Blue Jays6 – 4Halladay (12-5)Wright (3-4)Accardo (19)23,77748-61
110August 4@ Blue Jays9 – 5Marcum (8-4)Eyre (3-4)25,32148-62
111August 5@ Blue Jays4 – 1McGowan (8-5)McCarthy (5-8)Accardo (20)29,59348-63
112August 6Athletics9 – 7 (13)Brown (2-0)Eyre (3-5)Calero (1)24,73748-64
113August 7Athletics8 – 6Gabbard (5-1)Gaudin (8-8)Wilson (3)25,12249-64
114August 8Athletics6 – 3DiNardo (6-6)Murray (0-1)Embree (14)29,64749-65
115August 10Devil Rays7 – 4Wood (2-1)Sonnanstine (1-8)Wilson (4)28,31450-65
116August 11Devil Rays3 – 0Jackson (3-11)Rheinecker (1-1)36,70950-66
117August 12Devil Rays9 – 1Eyre (4-5)Hammel (1-2)24,04251-66
118August 14Royals5 – 3Millwood (8-9)Davies (1-1)Wilson (5)23,90652-66
119August 15Royals4 – 3Wood (3-1)Meche (7-11)Wilson (6)24,52953-66
120August 16Royals6 – 2Braun (1-0)Eyre (4-6)22,67453-67
121August 17@ Twins2 – 1 (10)Guerrier (2-4)Wright (3-5)30,92453-68
122August 18@ Twins5 – 0Loe (6-9)Bonser (5-10)41,03754-68
123August 19@ Twins1 – 0Santana (13-9)Millwood (8-10)Nathan (27)36,35354-69
--August 20@ OriolesPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 2254-69
124August 21@ Orioles6 – 2Bédard (13-4)Padilla (3-9)18,92654-70
125August 22@ Orioles30 – 3Gabbard (6-1)Cabrera (9-13)Littleton (1)21,82855-70
126August 22@ Orioles9 – 7Benoit (6-3)Hoey (1-1)Wilson (7)21,82856-70
127August 23Mariners9 – 4Weaver (6-10)Loe (6-10)26,96356-71
128August 24Mariners4 – 2Hernández (10-6)Millwood (8-11)Putz (37)32,71656-72
129August 25Mariners5 – 3Benoit (7-3)White (1-1)Wilson (8)47,97757-72
130August 26Mariners5 – 3Padilla (4-9)Washburn (9-11)25,43758-72
131August 28White Sox4 – 3Littleton (1-1)MacDougal (1-4)Benoit (2)20,26159-72
132August 29White Sox5 – 4 (11)Littleton (2-1)Logan (2-1)23,70460-72
133August 30White Sox5 – 1Millwood (9-11)Danks (6-13)23,43261-72
134August 31@ Angels7 – 6 (10)Oliver (2-0)Francisco (1-1)41,01261-73 :
September
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
135September 1@ Angels7 – 6Vólquez (1-0)Escobar (15-7)Wilson (9)38,34262-73
136September 2@ Angels8 – 7Littleton (3-1)Shields (3-5)Wilson (10)40,63563-73
137September 3Royals8 – 1Greinke (6-5)Loe (6-11)19,21463-74
138September 4Royals9 – 8Rheinecker (2-1)Núñez (2-3)Wilson (11)18,89264-74
139September 5Royals3 – 2Padilla (5-9)Davies (6-12)Benoit (3)17,23265-74
140September 7Athletics5 – 3Vólquez (2-0)Haren (14-7)Benoit (4)22,31866-74
141September 8Athletics7 – 3Murray (1-1)Gaudin (11-10)32,47667-74
142September 9Athletics12 – 9White (1-0)DiNardo (8-9)25,05468-74
143September 11@ Tigers13 – 6Padilla (6-9)Durbin (8-7)32,71969-74
144September 11@ Tigers4 – 1Jurrjens (2-1)McCarthy (5-9)Jones (34)33,84069-75
145September 12@ Tigers5 – 1Verlander (17-5)Vólquez (2-1)32,49069-76
146September 13@ Athletics6 – 5Gaudin (11-11)Millwood (9-12)Street (15)16,24069-77
147September 14@ Athletics11 – 9Brown (3-2)Rheinecker (2-2)Street (16)19,34669-78
148September 15@ Athletics7 – 3Blanton (14-9)McCarthy (5-10)Embree (17)24,51769-79
149September 16@ Athletics11 – 9Rheinecker (3-2)Brown (3-3)Benoit (5)23,77070-79
150September 17@ Twins5 – 4Nathan (4-2)Benoit (7-4)14,19770-80
151September 18@ Twins4 – 2Silva (12-14)Millwood (9-13)Nathan (33)18,22670-81
152September 19@ Twins4 – 2Garza (4-6)Padilla (6-10)Nathan (34)17,84270-82
153September 20Orioles6 – 3Walker (2-2)Rheinecker (3-3)20,13670-83
154September 21Orioles3 – 2Mendoza (1-0)Santos (1-6)Benoit (6)30,60371-83
155September 22Orioles11 – 9Hoey (2-4)Littleton (3-2)Walker (6)40,14871-84
156September 23Orioles3 – 0Millwood (10-13)Leicester (2-3)Wilson (12)37,81272-84
157September 24Angels8 – 7White (2-0)Santana (7-14)Littleton (2)22,88173-84
158September 25Angels3 – 1Wright (4-5)Oliver (3-1)30,70874-84
159September 26Angels16 – 2Rheinecker (4-3)Saunders (8-4)24,22375-84
160September 28@ Mariners6 – 4Putz (6-1)Wood (3-2)31,95475-85
161September 29@ Mariners5 – 1Batista (16-11)Millwood (10-14)26,79975-86
162September 30@ Mariners4 – 2Hernández (14-7)Murray (1-2)Putz (40)30,44275-87 :
Source: ESPN :

## Player stats
### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Gerald Laird | 120 | 407 | 91 | .224 | 9 | 47 |
| 1B | Mark Teixeira | 78 | 286 | 85 | .297 | 13 | 49 |
| 2B | Ian Kinsler | 130 | 483 | 127 | .263 | 20 | 61 |
| SS | Michael Young | 156 | 639 | 201 | .315 | 9 | 94 |
| 3B | Ramón Vázquez | 104 | 300 | 69 | .230 | 8 | 28 |
| LF | Frank Catalanotto | 103 | 331 | 86 | .260 | 11 | 44 |
| CF | Kenny Lofton | 84 | 317 | 96 | .303 | 7 | 23 |
| RF | Nelson Cruz | 96 | 307 | 72 | .235 | 9 | 34 |
| DH | Sammy Sosa | 114 | 412 | 104 | .252 | 21 | 92 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Marlon Byrd | 109 | 414 | 127 | .307 | 10 | 70 |
| Brad Wilkerson | 119 | 338 | 79 | .234 | 20 | 62 |
| Hank Blalock | 58 | 208 | 61 | .293 | 10 | 33 |
| Jason Botts | 48 | 167 | 40 | .240 | 2 | 14 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 46 | 167 | 42 | .251 | 7 | 21 |
| Travis Metcalf | 57 | 161 | 41 | .255 | 5 | 21 |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 73 | 159 | 30 | .189 | 3 | 16 |
| Víctor Díaz | 37 | 104 | 25 | .240 | 9 | 25 |
| David Murphy | 43 | 103 | 35 | .340 | 2 | 14 |
| Matt Kata | 31 | 70 | 13 | .186 | 2 | 6 |
| Adam Melhuse | 23 | 68 | 14 | .206 | 1 | 7 |
| Chris Stewart | 17 | 37 | 9 | .243 | 0 | 3 |
| Desi Relaford | 14 | 26 | 3 | .115 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mahar | 7 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| Guillermo Quiroz | 9 | 10 | 4 | .400 | 0 | 2 |
| Freddy Guzmán | 8 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 1 | 1 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Kevin Millwood | 31 | 172.2 | 10 | 14 | 5.16 | 123 |
| Kameron Loe | 28 | 136.0 | 6 | 11 | 5.36 | 78 |
| Vicente Padilla | 23 | 120.1 | 6 | 10 | 5.76 | 71 |
| Brandon McCarthy | 23 | 101.2 | 5 | 10 | 4.87 | 59 |
| Rob Tejeda | 19 | 95.1 | 5 | 9 | 6.61 | 69 |
| Kason Gabbard | 8 | 40.1 | 2 | 1 | 5.58 | 26 |
| Edinson Vólquez | 6 | 34.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.50 | 29 |
| John Koronka | 2 | 10.1 | 0 | 2 | 7.84 | 2 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Jamey Wright | 20 | 77.0 | 4 | 5 | 3.62 | 39 |
| Mike Wood | 21 | 50.2 | 3 | 2 | 5.33 | 25 |
| John Rheinecker | 23 | 50.1 | 4 | 3 | 5.36 | 40 |
| A.J. Murray | 14 | 28.0 | 1 | 2 | 4.50 | 18 |
| Luis Mendoza | 6 | 16.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 7 |
| Armando Galarraga | 3 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 6 |

##### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Éric Gagné | 34 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2.16 | 29 |
| Joaquin Benoit | 70 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2.85 | 87 |
| C.J. Wilson | 66 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3.03 | 63 |
| Frank Francisco | 59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.55 | 49 |
| Wes Littleton | 35 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4.31 | 24 |
| Akinori Otsuka | 34 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.51 | 23 |
| Willie Eyre | 33 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5.16 | 42 |
| Scott Feldman | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.77 | 19 |
| Ron Mahay | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.77 | 32 |
| Bill White | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.82 | 9 |
| Bruce Chen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 7 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Oklahoma RedHawks | Pacific Coast League | Bobby Jones |
| AA | Frisco RoughRiders | Texas League | Dave Anderson |
| A | Bakersfield Blaze | California League | Carlos Subero |
| A | Clinton LumberKings | Midwest League | Mike Micucci |
| A-Short Season | Spokane Indians | Northwest League | Tim Hulett |
| Rookie | AZL Rangers | Arizona League | Pedro López |