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Downs spent 2007 with the Daytona Cubs, setting a new career high with 34 appearances, but serving as the starting pitcher only twice. For the entire season, he was 3–7 with an ERA of 4.11, but for the month of May, his ERA was only 1.54 and it was 2.00 in August. Downs also got his first professional saves in 2007.