2007 Texas Rangers season

2007 Texas Rangers
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
City	Arlington, Texas
Record	75–87 (.463)
Divisional place	4th
Owners	Tom Hicks
General managers	Jon Daniels
Managers	Ron Washington
Television	FSN Southwest KDFI (MY 27) KDFW (Fox 4)
Radio	KRLD KFLC (Spanish)
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The Texas Rangers' 2007 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.

• 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^[1] 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.

• 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

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

The month of May was one of the most dismal in the club's history.^[4] 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.^[5]

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.^[6] 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.

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.^[7]

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.^[7] 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.^[8] Starting pitchers Vicente Padilla and Brandon McCarthy also spent time on the DL, for elbow inflammation and blisters, respectively.^[9]

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.

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.^[10]

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

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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

2007 American League record v t e 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

2007 Texas Rangers
Roster
Pitchers 53 Joaquín Benoit 46 Bruce Chen 51 Willie Eyre 39 Scott Feldman 50 Frank Francisco 13 Kason Gabbard 38 Éric Gagné 70 Armando Galarraga 41 John Koronka 58 Wes Littleton 43 Kameron Loe 32 Ron Mahay 20 Brandon McCarthy 32 Luis Mendoza 33 Kevin Millwood 47 A. J. Murray 40 Akinori Otsuka 44 Vicente Padilla 48 John Rheinecker 55 Robinson Tejeda 31 Edinson Vólquez 35 Bill White 36 C. J. Wilson 29 Mike Wood 45 Jamey Wright		Catchers 15 Gerald Laird  2 Adam Melhuse 16 Guillermo Quiróz 35 Chris Stewart Infielders  9 Hank Blalock  5 Ian Kinsler 30 Travis Metcalf  1 Desi Relaford 16,25 Jarrod Saltalamacchia 23 Mark Teixeira 12 Ramón Vázquez 10 Michael Young		Outfielders 19 Jason Botts 22 Marlon Byrd 27 Frank Catalanotto 17 Nelson Cruz 14 Víctor Díaz  4 Freddy Guzmán 25,3,42 Jerry Hairston Jr. 28 Matt Kata 7,42 Kenny Lofton 57 Kevin Mahar 28 David Murphy 21 Sammy Sosa  6 Brad Wilkerson		Manager 37 Ron Washington Coaches 56 Dom Chiti (bullpen) 52 Mark Connor (pitching) 11 Art Howe (bench)  8 Rudy Jaramillo (hitting) 24 Gary Pettis (first base) 18 Don Wakamatsu (third base)

2007 Game Log
April # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 2 @ Angels 4 – 1 Lackey (1-0) Millwood (0-1) Rodríguez (1) 43,906 0-1 2 April 3 @ Angels 8 – 3 Escobar (1-0) Padilla (0-1) 42,463 0-2 3 April 4 @ Angels 5 – 3 Santana (1-0) McCarthy (0-1) Rodríguez (2) 35,701 0-3 4 April 6 Red Sox 2 – 0 Tejeda (1-0) Wakefield (0-1) Otsuka (1) 51,548 1-3 5 April 7 Red Sox 8 – 4 Millwood (1-1) Tavárez (0-1) 40,865 2-3 6 April 8 Red Sox 3 – 2 Schilling (1-1) Padilla (0-2) Papelbon (2) 28,347 2-4 7 April 9 Devil Rays 8 – 4 McCarthy (1-1) Jackson (0-1) 21,547 3-4 8 April 10 Devil Rays 12 – 9 Feldman (1-0) Seo (0-1) 23,897 4-4 9 April 11 Devil Rays 6 – 5 Shields (1-0) Tejeda (1-1) 33,674 4-5 10 April 13 @ Mariners 5 – 2 Millwood (2-1) Washburn (0-1) Gagné (1) 25,243 5-5 11 April 14 @ Mariners 8 – 3 Batista (1-1) Padilla (0-3) 25,954 5-6 12 April 15 @ Mariners 14 – 6 Ramírez (1-0) McCarthy (1-2) 25,001 5-7 13 April 17 @ White Sox 8 – 1 Tejeda (2-1) Garland (0-1) 23,139 6-7 14 April 18 @ White Sox 6 – 0 Buehrle (1-0) Millwood (2-2) 25,390 6-8 15 April 19 @ White Sox 6 – 4 Thornton (1-1) Feldman (1-1) Jenks (4) 25,459 6-9 16 April 20 Athletics 16 – 4 Blanton (2-0) McCarthy (1-3) 29,782 6-10 17 April 21 Athletics 7 – 0 Loe (1-0) Kennedy (0-2) 42,945 7-10 18 April 22 Athletics 4 – 3 Eyre (1-0) Duchscherer (1-1) Otsuka (2) 37,002 8-10 19 April 23 Mariners 5 – 4 Morrow (1-0) Millwood (2-3) Putz (1) 26,592 8-11 -- April 24 Mariners Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 25 8-11 20 April 25 @ Indians 8 – 7 (11) Cabrera (1-0) Eyre (1-1) 13,843 8-12 21 April 26 @ Indians 9 – 4 Byrd (2-1) Loe (1-1) 14,066 8-13 22 April 27 @ Blue Jays 5 – 3 Tejeda (3-1) Towers (1-3) Otsuka (3) 24,795 9-13 23 April 28 @ Blue Jays 9 – 8 (10) Otsuka (1-0) Tallet (0-1) Benoit (1) 24,119 10-13 24 April 29 @ Blue Jays 7 – 3 Ohka (2-2) McCarthy (1-4) 27,516 10-14 25 April 30 @ Blue Jays 6 – 1 Halladay (4-0) Padilla (0-4) 19,041 10-15
May # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 26 May 1 Yankees 10 – 1 Hughes (1-1) Loe (1-2) 32,310 10-16 -- May 2 Yankees Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 3 10-16 27 May 3 Yankees 4 – 3 Vizcaíno (2-1) Benoit (0-1) Rivera (2) n/a 10-17 28 May 3 Yankees 5 – 2 Mussina (1-1) Tejeda (3-2) Rivera (3) 40,671 10-18 29 May 4 Blue Jays 7 – 1 McCarthy (2-4) Ohka (2-3) Eyre (1) 24,342 11-18 30 May 5 Blue Jays 11 – 4 Padilla (1-4) Halladay (4-1) 27,421 12-18 31 May 6 Blue Jays 3 – 2 Benoit (1-1) Burnett (2-3) Otsuka (4) 19,103 13-18 32 May 8 @ Yankees 8 – 2 Pettitte (2-1) Wood (0-1) 50,705 13-19 33 May 9 @ Yankees 6 – 2 Mussina (2-1) Tejeda (3-3) 47,930 13-20 34 May 10 @ Yankees 14 – 2 McCarthy (3-4) Wang (1-3) 52,147 14-20 35 May 11 Angels 6 – 3 Lackey (5-3) Padilla (1-5) Shields (3) 30,782 14-21 36 May 12 Angels 6 – 3 Colón (4-0) Loe (1-3) Rodríguez (12) 36,474 14-22 37 May 13 Angels 7 – 6 Gagné (1-0) Shields (0-2) 24,847 15-22 38 May 14 Angels 7 – 2 Weaver (2-3) Millwood (2-4) 23,421 15-23 39 May 15 @ Devil Rays* 4 – 3 (10) Stokes (2-5) Feldman (1-2) 8,443 15-24 40 May 16 @ Devil Rays* 11 – 8 Fossum (3-3) Padilla (1-6) Reyes (12) 8,839 15-25 41 May 17 @ Devil Rays* 8 – 6 (10) Glover (1-2) Eyre (1-2) 9,635 15-26 42 May 18 @ Astros 7 – 4 Tejeda (4-3) Albers (1-3) Gagné (2) 37,634 16-26 43 May 19 @ Astros 6 – 1 Rodríguez (2-3) Koronka (0-1) 41,990 16-27 44 May 20 @ Astros 14 – 1 McCarthy (4-4) Williams (1-6) 39,938 17-27 45 May 21 Twins 14 – 4 Padilla (2-6) Silva (2-5) 24,814 18-27 46 May 22 Twins 7 – 1 Santana (5-4) Loe (1-4) 27,013 18-28 47 May 23 Twins 5 – 3 Bonser (3-1) Tejeda (4-4) Nathan (9) 24,370 18-29 48 May 25 Red Sox 10 – 6 Matsuzaka (7-2) Littleton (0-1) 33,552 18-30 49 May 26 Red Sox 7 – 4 Wakefield (5-5) Padilla (2-7) Papelbon (12) 37,974 18-31 50 May 27 Red Sox 6 – 5 Piñeiro (1-0) Otsuka (1-1) Okajima (3) 40,323 18-32 51 May 28 @ Athletics 5 – 3 Gaudin (5-1) Tejeda (4-5) Embree (3) 18,230 18-33 52 May 29 @ Athletics 4 – 0 Wood (1-1) DiNardo (1-2) Gagné (3) 18,006 19-33 53 May 30 @ Athletics 6 – 1 Haren (6-2) Koronka (0-2) 25,674 19-34 54 May 31 @ Mariners 9 – 5 Baek (3-2) Padilla (2-8) 20,137 19-35 *At Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida
June # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 55 June 1 @ Mariners 9 – 8 Benoit (2-1) Green (0-1) Gagné (4) 34,570 20-35 56 June 2 @ Mariners 5 – 4 Batista (6-4) Loe (1-5) Putz (13) 41,988 20-36 57 June 3 @ Mariners 11 – 6 Feierabend (1-1) Tejeda (4-6) 36,886 20-37 58 June 5 Tigers 7 – 4 Eyre (2-2) Robertson (4-6) Gagné (5) 32,003 21-37 59 June 6 Tigers 10 – 0 Verlander (6-2) Millwood (2-5) 28,795 21-38 60 June 7 Tigers 11 – 4 Maroth (4-2) Loe (1-6) 22,990 21-39 61 June 8 Brewers 9 – 6 Tejeda (5-6) Capuano (5-5) Gagné (6) 29,562 22-39 62 June 9 Brewers 4 – 3 Francisco (1-0) Cordero (0-1) 37,882 23-39 63 June 10 Brewers 9 – 6 (12) Villanueva (5-0) Eyre (2-3) Vargas (1) 24,129 23-40 64 June 12 @ Pirates 7 – 5 Duke (3-6) Millwood (2-6) Capps (3) 21,158 23-41 65 June 13 @ Pirates 8 – 1 Snell (6-4) Tejeda (5-7) 16,110 23-42 66 June 14 @ Pirates 6 – 0 Loe (2-6) Gorzelanny (6-4) 17,214 24-42 67 June 15 @ Reds 7 – 6 Padilla (3-8) Belisle (5-5) Gagné (7) 27,747 25-42 68 June 16 @ Reds 8 – 4 Harang (7-2) Wright (0-1) 37,413 25-43 69 June 17 @ Reds 11 – 4 Millwood (3-6) Arroyo (2-8) 31,162 26-43 70 June 19 Cubs 5 – 4 Mármol (2-0) Benoit (2-2) 38,290 26-44 71 June 20 Cubs 7 – 3 Loe (3-6) Marquis (5-4) 37,564 27-44 72 June 21 Cubs 6 – 5 Gagné (2-0) Howry (3-4) 38,406 28-44 73 June 22 Astros 11 – 3 Millwood (4-6) Williams (3-10) 37,847 29-44 74 June 23 Astros 7 – 2 Wright (1-1) Oswalt (7-5) 42,315 30-44 75 June 24 Astros 12 – 9 (10) Wheeler (1-4) Wilson (0-1) Qualls (2) 31,560 30-45 76 June 25 @ Tigers 8 – 3 Loe (4-6) Bonderman (8-1) 36,330 31-45 77 June 26 @ Tigers 9 – 6 Otsuka (2-1) Jones (1-4) Gagné (8) 39,709 32-45 -- June 27 @ Tigers Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 11 32-45 78 June 28 @ Tigers 5 – 2 Rogers (2-0) Millwood (4-7) Jones (19) 37,253 32-46 79 June 29 @ Red Sox 2 – 1 Wakefield (8-8) Wright (1-2) Papelbon (19) 36,756 32-47 80 June 30 @ Red Sox 5 – 4 Mahay (1-0) Beckett (11-2) Gagné (9) 36,747 33-47
July # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 81 July 1 @ Red Sox 2 – 1 Loe (5-6) Tavárez (5-6) Gagné (10) 36,378 34-47 82 July 2 @ Red Sox 7 – 3 Gabbard (2-0) McCarthy (4-5) 36,778 34-48 83 July 3 Angels 8 – 3 Millwood (5-7) Santana (5-9) 24,871 35-48 84 July 4 Angels 4 – 2 Wright (2-2) Weaver (6-5) Gagné (11) 46,105 36-48 85 July 5 Angels 5 – 2 Escobar (10-3) Tejeda (5-8) 22,062 36-49 86 July 6 Orioles 4 – 3 (10) Benoit (3-2) Shuey (0-1) 24,035 37-49 87 July 7 Orioles 3 – 0 Bédard (7-4) McCarthy (4-6) 32,849 37-50 88 July 8 Orioles 2 – 1 Millwood (6-7) Cabrera (6-10) Gagné (12) 22,843 38-50 89 July 13 @ Angels 2 – 1 Rodríguez (3-2) Benoit (3-3) 44,100 38-51 90 July 14 @ Angels 9 – 5 Lackey (12-5) Loe (5-7) 44,026 38-52 91 July 15 @ Angels 5 – 4 (11) Wilson (1-1) Speier (0-1) Gagné (13) 44,068 39-52 92 July 16 @ Athletics 4 – 1 Wright (3-2) Braden (1-4) Gagné (14) 18,160 40-52 93 July 17 @ Athletics 11 – 4 Eyre (3-3) Gaudin (8-5) Mahay (1) 20,209 41-52 94 July 18 @ Athletics 6 – 0 DiNardo (4-6) Millwood (6-8) 23,440 41-53 95 July 19 Indians 7 – 5 Sabathia (13-4) Loe (5-8) Borowski (27) 28,108 41-54 96 July 20 Indians 3 – 2 Carmona (12-4) McCarthy (4-7) Borowski (28) 32,103 41-55 97 July 21 Indians 8 – 5 Mahay (2-0) Lee (5-7) 44,554 42-55 98 July 22 Indians 8 – 3 Byrd (8-4) Tejeda (5-9) 27,227 42-56 99 July 23 Mariners 8 – 7 Millwood (7-8) Ramírez (5-3) 20,584 43-56 100 July 24 Mariners 2 – 1 Rheinecker (1-0) Feierabend (1-4) Gagné (15) n/a 44-56 101 July 24 Mariners 4 – 3 Wilson (2-1) Reitsma (0-2) Gagné (16) 26,842 45-56 102 July 25 Mariners 7 – 6 Benoit (4-3) Putz (1-1) 34,853 46-56 103 July 27 @ Royals 6 – 1 Bannister (7-6) Wright (3-3) 21,730 46-57 104 July 28 @ Royals 6 – 5 Pérez (6-9) Millwood (7-9) Dotel (11) 27,700 46-58 105 July 29 @ Royals 10 – 0 Núñez (1-0) Loe (5-9) Peralta (1) 15,638 46-59 106 July 31 @ Indians 3 – 1 McCarthy (5-7) Carmona (13-5) Wilson (1) 21,811 47-59
August # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 107 August 1 @ Indians 9 – 6 (10) Benoit (5-3) Lewis (0-1) Wilson (2) 25,721 48-59 108 August 2 @ Indians 5 – 0 Westbrook (2-6) Gabbard (4-1) 27,520 48-60 109 August 3 @ Blue Jays 6 – 4 Halladay (12-5) Wright (3-4) Accardo (19) 23,777 48-61 110 August 4 @ Blue Jays 9 – 5 Marcum (8-4) Eyre (3-4) 25,321 48-62 111 August 5 @ Blue Jays 4 – 1 McGowan (8-5) McCarthy (5-8) Accardo (20) 29,593 48-63 112 August 6 Athletics 9 – 7 (13) Brown (2-0) Eyre (3-5) Calero (1) 24,737 48-64 113 August 7 Athletics 8 – 6 Gabbard (5-1) Gaudin (8-8) Wilson (3) 25,122 49-64 114 August 8 Athletics 6 – 3 DiNardo (6-6) Murray (0-1) Embree (14) 29,647 49-65 115 August 10 Devil Rays 7 – 4 Wood (2-1) Sonnanstine (1-8) Wilson (4) 28,314 50-65 116 August 11 Devil Rays 3 – 0 Jackson (3-11) Rheinecker (1-1) 36,709 50-66 117 August 12 Devil Rays 9 – 1 Eyre (4-5) Hammel (1-2) 24,042 51-66 118 August 14 Royals 5 – 3 Millwood (8-9) Davies (1-1) Wilson (5) 23,906 52-66 119 August 15 Royals 4 – 3 Wood (3-1) Meche (7-11) Wilson (6) 24,529 53-66 120 August 16 Royals 6 – 2 Braun (1-0) Eyre (4-6) 22,674 53-67 121 August 17 @ Twins 2 – 1 (10) Guerrier (2-4) Wright (3-5) 30,924 53-68 122 August 18 @ Twins 5 – 0 Loe (6-9) Bonser (5-10) 41,037 54-68 123 August 19 @ Twins 1 – 0 Santana (13-9) Millwood (8-10) Nathan (27) 36,353 54-69 -- August 20 @ Orioles Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 22 54-69 124 August 21 @ Orioles 6 – 2 Bédard (13-4) Padilla (3-9) 18,926 54-70 125 August 22 @ Orioles 30 – 3 Gabbard (6-1) Cabrera (9-13) Littleton (1) 21,828 55-70 126 August 22 @ Orioles 9 – 7 Benoit (6-3) Hoey (1-1) Wilson (7) 21,828 56-70 127 August 23 Mariners 9 – 4 Weaver (6-10) Loe (6-10) 26,963 56-71 128 August 24 Mariners 4 – 2 Hernández (10-6) Millwood (8-11) Putz (37) 32,716 56-72 129 August 25 Mariners 5 – 3 Benoit (7-3) White (1-1) Wilson (8) 47,977 57-72 130 August 26 Mariners 5 – 3 Padilla (4-9) Washburn (9-11) 25,437 58-72 131 August 28 White Sox 4 – 3 Littleton (1-1) MacDougal (1-4) Benoit (2) 20,261 59-72 132 August 29 White Sox 5 – 4 (11) Littleton (2-1) Logan (2-1) 23,704 60-72 133 August 30 White Sox 5 – 1 Millwood (9-11) Danks (6-13) 23,432 61-72 134 August 31 @ Angels 7 – 6 (10) Oliver (2-0) Francisco (1-1) 41,012 61-73
September # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 135 September 1 @ Angels 7 – 6 Vólquez (1-0) Escobar (15-7) Wilson (9) 38,342 62-73 136 September 2 @ Angels 8 – 7 Littleton (3-1) Shields (3-5) Wilson (10) 40,635 63-73 137 September 3 Royals 8 – 1 Greinke (6-5) Loe (6-11) 19,214 63-74 138 September 4 Royals 9 – 8 Rheinecker (2-1) Núñez (2-3) Wilson (11) 18,892 64-74 139 September 5 Royals 3 – 2 Padilla (5-9) Davies (6-12) Benoit (3) 17,232 65-74 140 September 7 Athletics 5 – 3 Vólquez (2-0) Haren (14-7) Benoit (4) 22,318 66-74 141 September 8 Athletics 7 – 3 Murray (1-1) Gaudin (11-10) 32,476 67-74 142 September 9 Athletics 12 – 9 White (1-0) DiNardo (8-9) 25,054 68-74 143 September 11 @ Tigers 13 – 6 Padilla (6-9) Durbin (8-7) 32,719 69-74 144 September 11 @ Tigers 4 – 1 Jurrjens (2-1) McCarthy (5-9) Jones (34) 33,840 69-75 145 September 12 @ Tigers 5 – 1 Verlander (17-5) Vólquez (2-1) 32,490 69-76 146 September 13 @ Athletics 6 – 5 Gaudin (11-11) Millwood (9-12) Street (15) 16,240 69-77 147 September 14 @ Athletics 11 – 9 Brown (3-2) Rheinecker (2-2) Street (16) 19,346 69-78 148 September 15 @ Athletics 7 – 3 Blanton (14-9) McCarthy (5-10) Embree (17) 24,517 69-79 149 September 16 @ Athletics 11 – 9 Rheinecker (3-2) Brown (3-3) Benoit (5) 23,770 70-79 150 September 17 @ Twins 5 – 4 Nathan (4-2) Benoit (7-4) 14,197 70-80 151 September 18 @ Twins 4 – 2 Silva (12-14) Millwood (9-13) Nathan (33) 18,226 70-81 152 September 19 @ Twins 4 – 2 Garza (4-6) Padilla (6-10) Nathan (34) 17,842 70-82 153 September 20 Orioles 6 – 3 Walker (2-2) Rheinecker (3-3) 20,136 70-83 154 September 21 Orioles 3 – 2 Mendoza (1-0) Santos (1-6) Benoit (6) 30,603 71-83 155 September 22 Orioles 11 – 9 Hoey (2-4) Littleton (3-2) Walker (6) 40,148 71-84 156 September 23 Orioles 3 – 0 Millwood (10-13) Leicester (2-3) Wilson (12) 37,812 72-84 157 September 24 Angels 8 – 7 White (2-0) Santana (7-14) Littleton (2) 22,881 73-84 158 September 25 Angels 3 – 1 Wright (4-5) Oliver (3-1) 30,708 74-84 159 September 26 Angels 16 – 2 Rheinecker (4-3) Saunders (8-4) 24,223 75-84 160 September 28 @ Mariners 6 – 4 Putz (6-1) Wood (3-2) 31,954 75-85 161 September 29 @ Mariners 5 – 1 Batista (16-11) Millwood (10-14) 26,799 75-86 162 September 30 @ Mariners 4 – 2 Hernández (14-7) Murray (1-2) Putz (40) 30,442 75-87
Source: ESPN[11]

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

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

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

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

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

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