2007 Washington Nationals season

March 2026 November 2013 Washington Nationals 2007 National League East Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. Lerner Enterprises Jim Bowden Manny Acta MASNWDCA (My 20) Bob Carpenter, Ray Knight, Don Sutton, Johnny Holliday WTWP/WWWTCharlie Slowes, Dave Jageler The 2007 Washington Nationals season began with the team trying to win its first National League East title since moving to Washington. During the offseason, the team replaced manager Frank Robinson with former Montreal Expos coach Manny Acta. They lost several players through free agency and trades. The most notable of those are José Guillén, Ramón Ortiz, Alfonso Soriano, and José Vidro. The Nationals signed few major league free agents. Their most experienced free agent signing was Dmitri Young. Luis Ayala, Alex Escobar, Cristian Guzmán, Nick Johnson, Michael O'Connor and John Patterson were expected to return from season-ending injuries. After losing four starters (Liván Hernández, Tony Armas, Ramón Ortiz and Pedro Astacio) from the prior year, the Nationals invited an extraordinary 36 pitchers to spring training.Nats' Starting Pitching Could Be a Real Problem Thomas Boswell March 7, 2007 E03 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/06/AR2007030602143_pf.html The Washington PostNats' St. Claire Knows the Task at Hand Barry Svrluga Washington Post February 26, 2007 E01 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/25/AR2007022501373.html By year's end, the team would become the first team in modern baseball (except for strike-shortened seasons) with no pitcher in double figures with wins or losses.Campbell, Rich (October 1, 2007). "Down Bergmann up in team plans". The Free Lance-Star, p. B7. The season was notable for it being the Nationals final year at RFK Stadium and for Dmitri Young winning Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award, marking the team's first annual award since moving to D.C. The Nationals finished 73–89, 16 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies and fourth in the NL East. This was their only season in Washington prior to 2011 that the Nationals did not finish last in their division. Offseason On December 18, 2006, the Nationals traded José Vidro and cash to the Seattle Mariners for Emiliano Fruto and Chris Snelling.baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Seattle Mariners Spring training The Nationals held their 2007 spring training in Viera, Florida, with home games played at Space Coast Stadium. They invited Danny Ardoin to spring training, but he did not make the team; they traded him to the Houston Astros for minor-leaguer Wade Robinson on March 26, 2007.baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Houston Astros Regular season April On Opening Day, the Nationals lost their starting shortstop (Cristian Guzmán, hamstring) and center fielder (Nook Logan) for five weeks. At the end of April, one of their starters, Jerome Williams hurt his ankle while batting and was placed on the 15-day disabled list. May Hitting coach Mitchell Page left his post with the team in May due to a relapse of alcoholism.Schudel Matt Mitchell Page, hitting coach for Nationals and Cardinals, dies at 59 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031604325.html?noredirect=on 30 August 2018 The Washington Post 18 March 2011 In the space of just 10 days in May, Shawn Hill, John Patterson, and Jason Bergmann went on the disabled list. Jerome Williams returned, pitched one game, and went back on the DL with a shoulder injury. The Washington Post wrote: "Almost everything that could sink a team's attitude has befallen the Nats. They started the year 1-8, then they lost eight in a row to drop to 9-25."Nationals Are Managing Just Fine With Acta Thomas Boswell June 4, 2007 E01 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/03/AR2007060301428.html The Washington Post They pressed journeymen Mike Bacsik, Micah Bowie (a relief pitcher) and Jason Simontacchi, along with rookie reliever Levale Speigner into the starting rotation, amidst predictions that the 2007 Nationals might equal the 1962 Mets' record of futility, 120 losses in one season.Baseball Most Foul: The Nats Reinvent Bad Linton Weeks Washington Post May 8, 2007 C01 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/07/AR2007050701636.html After the team lost 8 straight games to sink to 9-25, the Nats won 11 of 15, mostly with patchwork starting pitching and timely hitting. and the return of Cristian Guzmán, who was hitting .343 by the end of May. June In June, the Nationals have been led by key hits by Dmitri Young, Cristian Guzmán and the power hitting of Ryan Zimmerman. But towards the end of the month, Guzman, hitting .329, was injured and lost for the season, and, following the injury, the Nationals lost 9 of their next 11 games. July Dmitri Young, hitting .339 (third in the league) and slugging .512, was selected as the lone Nationals' representative in the 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Despite rumors that the Nationals were seeking to trade Ronnie Belliard, Chad Cordero, Jon Rauch and Young, the Nationals did not make any major trades before the non-waiver trade deadline. Ladson Bill Nats let deadline pass without a deal July 31, 2007 http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070731&content_id=2119869&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was https://web.archive.org/web/20110527145145/http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070731&content_id=2119869&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was dead May 27, 2011 July 31, 2007 Ladson Bill Cordero, Rauch focus of trade rumors July 19, 2007 http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070719&content_id=2097239&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was https://web.archive.org/web/20110527145209/http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070719&content_id=2097239&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was dead May 27, 2011 July 31, 2007 Season standings National League East Washington Nationals Record vs. opponents WSH +Nationals vs. American LeagueTeamAL EastAL CentralBALTORCLEDETMINWashington4–22-10-32-11-2 Opening Day lineup +Opening Day StartersName Position Felipe López Second basemanCristian Guzmán ShortstopRyan Zimmerman Third basemanAustin Kearns Right fielderDmitri Young First basemanBrian Schneider CatcherRyan Church Left fielderNook Logan Center fielderJohn Patterson Starting pitcher Notable transactions April 13, 2007: The Nationals received minor-leaguer Brent Abernathy from the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Philadelphia Phillies April 20, 207: The Nationals received Manny Alexander from the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & San Diego Padres May 2, 2007: The Nationals traded Chris Snelling to the Oakland Athletics for Ryan Langerhans.baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Oakland Athletics June 20, 2007: The Nationals sold Anastacio Martínez to the Detroit Tigers.baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Detroit Tigers June 24, 2007: The Nationals traded minor-leaguer Darnell McDonald to the Minnesota Twins for Levale Speigner.baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Minnesota Twins The move allowed the Nationals to keep Speigner – a Rule 5 draft pick – when they outrighted him to the Triple A Columbus Clippers. June 26, 2007: The Nationals sent minor-leaguer Jermaine Van Buren to the Oakland Athletics as part of a conditional deal. August 17, 2007: The Nationals traded a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox for Wily Mo Peña and cash.baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Boston Red Sox August 21, 2007: The Nationals traded minor-leaguer Emiliano Fruto to the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor-leaguer Chris Carter,baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Arizona Diamondbacks and sent Carter to the Boston Red Sox to complete the August 17, 2007, trade. September 4, 2007: The Nationals traded Ray King to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later. The Brewers sent minor-leaguer Andrew Lefave to the Nationals on September 14, 2007, to complete the trade.baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Milwaukee Brewers Draft The 2007 Major League Baseball draft took place on June 7 and 8. With their first pick – the sixth pick overall – the Nationals selected pitcher Ross Detwiler. Other notable players the Nationals selected were pitcher Jordan Zimmermann (second round, 67th overall), left fielder-third baseman Jake Smolinski (second round, 70th overall), third baseman Steven Souza Jr. (third round, 100th overall), catcher Derek Norris (fourth round, 130th overall), and pitcher Pat McCoy (10th round, 310th overall).baseball-reference.com 2007 Washington Nationals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft Roster 2007 Washington Nationals Roster Pitchers 63 Winston Abreu 53 Jonathan Albaladejo 56 Luis Ayala 37 Mike Bacsik 57 Jason Bergmann 30 Chris Booker 59 Micah Bowie 47 Matt Chico 43 Jesús Colomé 32 Chad Cordero 29 Ross Detwiler 38 Joel Hanrahan 41 Shawn Hill 26 John Lannan 67 Arnie Muñoz 22 John Patterson 51 Jon Rauch 17 Tim Redding 52 Saúl Rivera 45 Chris Schroder 50 Jason Simontacchi 36 Levale Speigner 40 Billy Traber 35 Ryan Wagner 26 Jerome Williams Catchers  3 Jesús Flores 23 Brian Schneider Infielders 77 Tony Batista 10 Ronnie Belliard 13 Robert Fick 15 Cristian Guzmán 4,6 D'Angelo Jiménez  2 Felipe López 12 Josh Wilson 21,42 Dmitri Young 11 Ryan Zimmerman Outfielders  5 Kory Casto 19 Ryan Church 25 Austin Kearns  4 Ryan Langerhans  7 Nook Logan 16 Justin Maxwell 16,26 Wily Mo Peña 29 Michael Restovich  8 Chris Snelling 00 Brandon Watson Manager 14 Manny Acta Coaches 27 Rick Aponte (bullpen) 39 Pat Corrales (bench)  9 Lenny Harris (hitting, interim) 28 Jerry Morales (first base) -- Mitchell Page (hitting coach) (until May) 46 Randy St. Claire (pitching) 18 Tim Tolman (third base) Attendance The Nationals drew 1,943,812 fans at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in 2007, placing them 14th in attendance for the season among the 16 National League teams.baseball-reference.com 2007 Washington Nationals Game log 2007 #ba122b #FFFFFF April (9-17) #11225b white y |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 1 || April 2 || Marlins || 9 – 2 || Willis (1-0) || Patterson (0-1) || || 40,389 || 0-1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 2 || April 3 || Marlins || 9 – 3 || Olsen (1-0) || Hill (0-1) || || 20,894 || 0-2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 3 || April 4 || Marlins || 7 – 6 || Rauch (1-0) || Julio (0-1) || || 18,835 || 1-2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 4 || April 5 || D-backs || 4 – 3 || González (1-0) || Bergmann (0-1) || Valverde (2) || 16,017 || 1-3 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 5 || April 6 || D-backs || 7 – 1 || Owings (1-0) || Williams (0-1) || || 19,234 || 1-4 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 6 || April 7 || D-backs || 7 – 1 || Webb (1-0) || Patterson (0-2) || || 16,617 || 1-5 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 7 || April 8 || D-backs || 3 – 1 || Hernández (1-0) || Hill (0-2) || Valverde (3) || 17,244 || 1-6 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 8 || April 10 || @ Braves || 8 – 0 || Hudson (1-0) || Chico (0-1) || || 18,396 || 1-7 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 9 || April 11 || @ Braves || 8 – 3 || James (2-0) || Williams (0-2) || || 15,631 || 1-8 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 10 || April 12 || @ Braves || 2 – 0 || Colomé (1-0) || Smoltz (1-1) || Cordero (1) || 23,897 || 2-8 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 11 || April 13 || @ Mets || 3 – 2 || Heilman (1-1) || R. Wagner (0-1) || B. Wagner (3) || 47,311 || 2-9 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 12 || April 14 || @ Mets || 6 – 2 || Hill (1-2) || Hernández (1-1) || || 53,560 || 3-9 |- style="background-color:#bbbbbb" | -- || April 15 || @ Mets || colspan=5|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 28 as part of a doubleheader || 3-9 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 13 || April 16 || Braves || 5 – 1 || Chico (1-1) || James (2-1) || || 16,316 || 4-9 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 14 || April 17 || Braves || 6 – 4 || Smoltz (2-1) || Williams (0-3) || Wickman (4) || 17,791 || 4-10 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 15 || April 18 || Phillies || 5 – 4 (13) || Speigner (1-0) || Rosario (0-1) || || 18,584 || 5-10 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 16 || April 19 || Phillies || 4 – 2 || Moyer (2-1) || Patterson (0-3) || Gordon (3) || 18,671 || 5-11 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 17 || April 20 || @ Marlins || 6 – 5 (14) || Colomé (2-0) || Gardner (0-1) || Rivera (1) || 16,469 || 6-11 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 18 || April 21 || @ Marlins || 9 – 3 || Sánchez (2-0) || Chico (1-2) || || 24,107 || 6-12 |- style="" |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 19 || April 22 || @ Marlins || 12 – 6 || Obermueller (1-0) || Williams (0-4) || Gregg (1) || 18,443 || 6-13 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 20 || April 24 || @ Phillies || 6 – 3 || Alfonseca (1-0) || Bowie (0-1) || Gordon (4) || 24,745 || 6-14 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 21 || April 25 || @ Phillies || 9 – 3 || Lieber (1-0) || Patterson (0-4) || || 23,526 || 6-15 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 22 || April 26 || @ Phillies || 4 – 2 || Hill (2-2) || Hamels (2-1) || Cordero (2) || 26,572 || 7-15 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 23 || April 27 || Mets || 4 – 3 || Chico (2-2) || Pérez (2-2) || Cordero (3) || 21,662 || 8-15 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 24 || April 28 || Mets || 6 – 2 (12) || Sele (1-0) || Rivera (0-1) || || 29,292 || 8-16 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 25 || April 29 || Mets || 1 – 0 || Maine (4-0) || Bergmann (0-2) || B. Wagner (4) || 27,361 || 8-17 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 26 || April 30 || @ Padres || 3 – 2 || Patterson (1-4) || Peavy (3-1) || Cordero (4) || 19,769 || 9-17 May (13-15) #11225b white y |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 27 || May 1 || @ Padres || 3 – 0 || Young (3-2) || Hill (2-3) || Hoffman (6) || 19,438 || 9-18 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 28 || May 2 || @ Padres || 7 – 3 || Brocail (2-0) || Chico (2-3) || || 22,153 || 9-19 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 29 || May 4 || @ Cubs || 6 – 4 || Zambrano (3-2) || Bergmann (0-3) || Dempster (6) || 39,444 || 9-20 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 30 || May 5 || @ Cubs || 5 – 3 || R. Hill (4-1) || Patterson (1-5) || Dempster (7) || 40,267 || 9-21 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 31 || May 6 || @ Cubs || 4 – 3 (10) || Dempster (1-1) || Wagner (0-2) || || 40,481 || 9-22 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 32 || May 7 || @ Brewers || 3 – 0 || Capuano (5-0) || Chico (2-4) || F. Cordero (13) || 17,751 || 9-23 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 33 || May 8 || @ Brewers || 6 – 4 || Bush (3-3) || Simontacchi (0-1) || F. Cordero (14) || 19,398 || 9-24 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 34 || May 9 || @ Brewers || 3 – 1 || Turnbow (1-0) || Bowie (0-2) || F. Cordero (15) || 24,658 || 9-25 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 35 || May 11 || Marlins || 6 – 0 || Hill (3-3) || Olsen (3-3) || || 23,006 || 10-25 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 36 || May 12 || Marlins || 7 – 3 || Rauch (2-0) || Tankersley (2-1) || || 19,278 || 11-25 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 37 || May 13 || Marlins || 6 – 4 || Simontacchi (1-1) || Obermueller (1-2) || Rauch (1) || 20,486 || 12-25 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 38 || May 14 || Braves || 2 – 1 || Bergmann (1-3) || Smoltz (5-2) || Colomé (1) || 18,829 || 13-25 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 39 || May 15 || Braves || 6 – 2 || Hudson (5-1) || Williams (0-5) || || 21,258 || 13-26 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 40 || May 16 || Braves || 6 – 4 || Traber (1-0) || Davies (1-2) || Rauch (2) || 20,329 || 14-26 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 41 || May 17 || Braves || 4 – 3 || Chico (3-4) || Paronto (2-1) || Rauch (3) || 24,631 || 15-26 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 42 || May 18 || Orioles || 5 – 4 || Trachsel (2-3) || Simontacchi (1-2) || Ray (9) || 22,375 || 15-27 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 43 || May 19 || Orioles || 3 – 2 (11) || Parrish (2-0) || Abreu (0-1) || Ray (10) || 30,661 || 15-28 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 44 || May 20 || Orioles || 4 – 3 || Colomé (3-0) || Báez (0-3) || Cordero (5) || 29,281 || 16-28 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 45 || May 21 || @ Reds || 8 – 7 || Coutlangus (2-0) || Rauch (2-1) || Weathers (9) || 15,271 || 16-29 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 46 || May 22 || @ Reds || 8 – 4 || Colomé (4-0) || Coutlangus (2-1) || || 16,732 || 17-29 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 47 || May 23 || @ Reds || 12 – 7 || Simontacchi (2-2) || Lohse (1-6) || || 31,971 || 18-29 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 48 || May 24 || @ Reds || 4 – 3 || Bacsik (1-0) || Belisle (4-4) || Cordero (6) || 19,541 || 19-29 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 49 || May 25 || @ Cardinals || 5 – 4 || Bowie (1-2) || Reyes (0-8) || Cordero (7) || 43,618 || 20-29 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 50 || May 26 || @ Cardinals || 8 – 6 || Thompson (3-1) || Speigner (1-1) || Isringhausen (13) || 44,270 || 20-30 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 51 || May 27 || @ Cardinals || 7 – 2 || Rivera (1-1) || Wainwright (4-4) || || 44,578 || 21-30 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 52 || May 29 || Dodgers || 10 – 0 || Penny (7-1) || Simontacchi (2-3) || || 18,483 || 21-31 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 53 || May 30 || Dodgers || 5 – 0 || Lowe (5-5) || Bacsik (1-1) || || 22,360 || 21-32 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 54 || May 31 || Dodgers || 11 – 4 || Bowie (2-2) || Hendrickson (2-3) || || 20,982 || 22-32 June (10-16) #11225b white y |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 55 || June 1 || Padres || 4 – 3 (10) || Rauch (3-1) || Meredith (2-3) || || 22,354 || 23-32 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 56 || June 2 || Padres || 11 – 3 || Germano (4-0) || Speigner (1-2) || || 21,635 || 23-33 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 57 || June 3 || Padres || 7 – 3 || Wells (3-3) || Simontacchi (2-4) || || 26,967 || 23-34 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 58 || June 5 || Pirates || 7 – 6 || Chacón (2-0) || Bacsik (1-2) || Capps (2) || 19,169 || 23-35 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 59 || June 6 || Pirates || 6 – 5 || Cordero (1-0) || Torres (0-3) || || 24,755 || 24-35 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 60 || June 7 || Pirates || 3 – 2 || Capps (3-2) || Cordero (1-1) || || 25,622 || 24-36 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 61 || June 8 || @ Twins || 8 – 5 || Simontacchi (3-4) || Silva (3-7) || Rivera (2) || 25,144 || 25-36 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 62 || June 9 || @ Twins || 3 – 1 || Speigner (2-2) || Santana (6-6) || Cordero (8) || 39,742 || 26-36 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 63 || June 10 || @ Twins || 6 – 3 || Bonser (5-2) || Bacsik (1-3) || Nathan (14) || 31,035 || 26-37 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 64 || June 12 || @ Orioles || 7 – 4 || Bowie (3-2) || Cabrera (5-7) || Cordero (9) || 21,151 || 27-37 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 65 || June 13 || @ Orioles || 9 – 6 (11) || Traber (2-0) || Ray (3-5) || Rivera (3) || 21,782 || 28-37 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 66 || June 14 || @ Orioles || 3 – 1 || Simontacchi (4-4) || Bradford (0-3) || Cordero (10) || 20,770 || 29-37 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 67 || June 15 || @ Blue Jays || 7 – 2 || Halladay (7-2) || Bacsik (1-4) || || 22,042 || 29-38 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 68 || June 16 || @ Blue Jays || 7 – 3 || Marcum (4-2) || Speigner (2-3) || || 26,342 || 29-39 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 69 || June 17 || @ Blue Jays || 4 – 2 || Bowie (4-2) || Towers (6-6) || Cordero (11) || 28,867 || 30-39 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 70 || June 18 || Tigers || 9 – 8 || Maroth (5-2) || Chico (3-5) || || 22,562 || 30-40 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 71 || June 19 || Tigers || 15 – 1 || Durbin (6-3) || Simontacchi (4-5) || || 22,227 || 30-41 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 72 || June 20 || Tigers || 8 – 4 || Bonderman (8-0) || Rivera (1-2) || || 26,637 || 30-42 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 73 || June 22 || Indians || 4 – 1 || Rivera (2-2) || Carmona (8-3) || Cordero (12) || 24,534 || 31-42 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 74 || June 23 || Indians || 4 – 3 || Mastny (5-2) || Cordero (1-2) || Borowski (21) || 32,539 || 31-43 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 75 || June 24 || Indians || 3 – 1 || Simontacchi (5-5) || Westbrook (1-3) || Cordero (13) || 26,413 || 32-43 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 76 || June 25 || @ Braves || 4 – 1 || Hudson (7-5) || Bergmann (1-4) || Wickman (13) || 25,375 || 32-44 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 77 || June 26 || @ Braves || 6 – 2 || Carlyle (2-2) || Bacsik (1-5) || Wickman (14) || 22,508 || 32-45 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 78 || June 27 || @ Braves || 13 – 0 || Smoltz (9-4) || Bowie (4-3) || || 29,144 || 32-46 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 79 || June 29 || @ Pirates || 3 – 2 || Capps (4-4) || Rauch (3-2) || || 32,361 || 32-47 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 80 || June 30 || @ Pirates || 7 – 2 || Gorzelanny (8-4) || Bergmann (1-5) || || 26,959 || 32-48 July (14-12) #11225b white y |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 81 || July 1 || @ Pirates || 3 – 2 || Bacsik (2-5) || Maholm (4-11) || Cordero (14) || 19,149 || 33-48 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 82 || July 2 || Cubs || 7 – 2 || Lilly (7-4) || Simontacchi (5-6) || || 24,015 || 33-49 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 83 || July 3 || Cubs || 3 – 1 || Zambrano (10-6) || Redding (0-1) || Howry (3) || 30,106 || 33-50 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 84 || July 4 || Cubs || 6 – 0 || Chico (4-5) || Hill (5-6) || || 39,207 || 34-50 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 85 || July 5 || Cubs || 4 – 2 || Ohman (1-4) || Ayala (0-1) || Howry (4) || 22,594 || 34-51 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 86 || July 6 || Brewers || 6 – 2 || Bush (7-7) || Bacsik (2-6) || || 18,961 || 34-52 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 87 || July 7 || Brewers || 5 – 4 || Simontacchi (6-6) || Suppan (8-8) || C. Cordero (15) || 24,774 || 35-52 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 88 || July 8 || Brewers || 7 – 2 || Redding (1-1) || Capuano (5-6) || || 20,637 || 36-52 |- style=" background:#bbb;" |colspan=9| All–Star Break (July 9–11) |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 89 || July 13 || @ Marlins || 14 – 10 || Rivera (3-2) || Willis (7-8) || || 11,438 || 37-52 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 90 || July 14 || @ Marlins || 5 – 2 || Mitre (4-4) || Chico (4-6) || Gregg (19) || 21,012 || 37-53 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 91 || July 15 || @ Marlins || 5 – 3 || Olsen (7-7) || Simontacchi (6-7) || Gregg (20) || 12,119 || 37-54 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 92 || July 16 || Astros || 4 – 3 || Rivera (4-2) || Williams (4-11) || Cordero (16) || 22,392 || 38-54 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 93 || July 17 || Astros || 4 – 2 || Sampson (7-6) || Redding (1-2) || Lidge (1) || 22,362 || 38-55 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 94 || July 18 || Astros || 7 – 6 || Bergmann (2-5) || Jennings (1-6) || Cordero (17) || 27,119 || 39-55 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 95 || July 19 || Rockies || 5 – 4 (10) || Rauch (4-2) || Hawkins (1-5) || || 20,573 || 40-55 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 96 || July 20 || Rockies || 3 – 1 || Cook (6-6) || Traber (2-1) || Corpas (4) || 27,581 || 40-56 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 97 || July 21 || Rockies || 3 – 0 || Bacsik (3-6) || R. López (5-3) || Cordero (18) || 31,674 || 41-56 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 98 || July 22 || Rockies || 3 – 0 || Rauch (5-2) || Julio (0-3) || Cordero (19) || 21,793 || 42-56 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 99 || July 24 || @ Phillies || 4 – 3 || Madson (2-2) || Ayala (0-2) || Alfonseca (8) || 40,110 || 42-57 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 100 || July 25 || @ Phillies || 7 – 5 (14) || Condrey (4-0) || Booker (0-1) || || 44,931 || 42-58 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 101 || July 26 || @ Phillies || 7 – 6 || Rauch (6-2) || Mesa (1-3) || Cordero (20) || 43,413 || 43-58 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 102 || July 27 || @ Mets || 6 – 2 || Bacsik (4-6) || Sosa (7-6) || || 51,179 || 44-58 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 103 || July 28 (1) || @ Mets || 3 – 1 || Hernández (7-4) || Rivera (4-3) || Wagner (24) || 51,947 || 44-59 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 104 || July 28 (2) || @ Mets || 6 – 5 || Rauch (7-2) || Feliciano (2-2) || Cordero (21) || 46,265 || 45-59 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 105 || July 29 || @ Mets || 5 – 0 (5) || Maine (12-5) || Traber (2-2) || || 47,264 || 45-60 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 106 || July 31 || Reds || 6 – 3 || Chico (5-6) || Livingston (2-2) || Cordero (22) || 20,165 || 46-60 August (12-17) #11225b white y |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 107 || August 1 || Reds || 7 – 2 || Lannan (1-0) || Arroyo (4-12) || || 28,944 || 47-60 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 108 || August 2 || Reds || 7 – 3 || Bacsik (5-6) || Dumatrait (0-1) || || 26,223 || 48-60 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 109 || August 3 || Cardinals || 3 – 2 || Cordero (2-2) || Franklin (4-1) || || 27,992 || 49-60 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 110 || August 4 || Cardinals || 12 – 1 || Hanrahan (1-0) || Piñeiro (1-2) || || 29,252 || 50-60 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 111 || August 5 || Cardinals || 6 – 3 || King (1-0) || Franklin (4-2) || Cordero (23) || 33,517 || 51-60 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 112 || August 6 || @ Giants || 3 – 2 (11) || Hennessey (2-3) || King (1-1) || || 43,052 || 51-61 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 113 || August 7 || @ Giants || 8 – 6 || Schroder (1-0) || Correia (1-6) || Cordero (24) || 43,154 || 52-61 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 114 || August 8 || @ Giants || 5 – 0 || Cain (4-12) || Redding (1-3) || || 42,991 || 52-62 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 115 || August 9 || @ Giants || 3 – 1 || Hanrahan (2-0) || Misch (0-2) || Cordero (25) || 41,555 || 53-62 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 116 || August 10 || @ D-backs || 11 – 4 || Hernández (8-7) || Rivera (4-4) || || 31,110 || 53-63 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 117 || August 11 || @ D-backs || 1 – 0 || Webb (12-8) || Lannan (1-1) || || 32,121 || 53-64 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 118 || August 12 || @ D-backs || 7 – 6 || Rauch (8-2) || Valverde (1-4) || Cordero (26) || 29,839 || 54-64 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 119 || August 14 || Phillies || 3 – 2 || Alfonseca (4-1) || Rauch (8-3) || Myers (10) || 27,128 || 54-65 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 120 || August 15 || Phillies || 4 – 2 || Redding (2-3) || Kendrick (5-3) || Cordero (27) || 25,575 || 55-65 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 121 || August 16 || Phillies || 4 – 2 || Hamels (14-5) || Hanrahan (2-1) || Myers (11) || 27,308 || 55-66 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 122 || August 17 || Mets || 6 – 2 || Glavine (11-6) || Chico (5-7) || || 23,636 || 55-67 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 123 || August 18 || Mets || 7 – 4 || Pérez (11-8) || Lannan (1-2) || Wagner (29) || 35,157 || 55-68 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 124 || August 19 || Mets || 8 – 2 || Hernández (8-4) || Rauch (8-4) || || 29,092 || 55-69 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 125 || August 20 || @ Astros || 7 – 0 || Redding (3-3) || Jennings (2-9) || || 30,374 || 56-69 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 126 || August 21 || @ Astros || 11 – 6 || Hanrahan (3-1) || Rodríguez (7-12) || || 34,073 || 57-69 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 127 || August 22 || @ Astros || 3 – 2 || Williams (8-12) || Bacsik (5-7) || Lidge (12) || 32,023 || 57-70 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 128 || August 23 || @ Astros || 7 – 6 || Lannan (2-2) || Gutiérrez (0-1) || Cordero (28) || 36,407 || 58-70 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 129 || August 24 || @ Rockies || 6 – 5 || Fuentes (1-5) || Cordero (2-3) || || 25,232 || 58-71 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 130 || August 25 || @ Rockies || 5 – 1 || U. Jiménez (3-2) || Redding (3-4) || || 27,179 || 58-72 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 131 || August 26 || @ Rockies || 10 – 5 || Dessens (2-1) || Hanrahan (3-2) || || 24,086 || 58-73 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 132 || August 27 || @ Dodgers || 5 – 4 || Lowe (11-11) || Bacsik (5-8) || Saito (35) || 46,944 || 58-74 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 133 || August 28 || @ Dodgers || 4 – 3 || Billingsley (9-4) || Schroder (1-1) || Saito (36) || 49,698 || 58-75 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 134 || August 29 || @ Dodgers || 10 – 9 (12) || Proctor (5-5) || Rivera (4-5) || || 41,913 || 58-76 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 135 || August 31 || Giants || 3 – 2 || Correia (3-6) || Redding (3-5) || Hennessey (17) || 25,169 || 58-77 September (15-12) #11225b white y |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 136 || September 1 || Giants || 4 – 1 || Hanrahan (4-2) || Sánchez (1-3) || Cordero (29) || 30,221 || 59-77 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 137 || September 2 || Giants || 2 – 1 || Cordero (3-3) || Wilson (1-1) || || 27,310 || 60-77 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 138 || September 3 || Marlins || 6 – 3 || Bergmann (3-5) || VandenHurk (4-5) || Cordero (30) || 27,592 || 61-77 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 139 || September 4 || Marlins || 4 – 3 || Schroder (2-1) || Gregg (0-5) || || 15,611 || 62-77 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 140 || September 5 || Marlins || 6 – 4 || Ayala (1-2) || Lindstrom (2-4) || Cordero (31) || 19,222 || 63-77 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 141 || September 7 || @ Braves || 7 – 1 || Smoltz (13-7) || Hanrahan (4-2) || || 31,116 || 63-78 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 142 || September 8 || @ Braves || 9 – 2 || James (10-10) || Chico (5-8) || || 36,940 || 63-79 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 143 || September 9 || @ Braves || 7 – 4 || Bergmann (4-5) || Cormier (2-5) || Cordero (32) || 31,582 || 64-79 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 144 || September 10 || @ Marlins || 5 – 4 || Hill (4-3) || Olsen (9-13) || Cordero (33) || 12,345 || 65-79 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 145 || September 11 || @ Marlins || 13 – 8 || Lindstrom (3-4) || Schroder (2-2) || || 11,078 || 65-80 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 146 || September 12 || @ Marlins || 5 – 4 (12) || Barone (1-2) || Rivera (4-6) || || 10,121 || 65-81 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 147 || September 14 || Braves || 8 – 5 (13) || Ascanio (1-1) || Colomé (4-1) || || 18,568 || 65-82 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 148 || September 15 || Braves || 7 – 4 || Bergmann (5-5) || Cormier (2-6) || Cordero (34) || 26,866 || 66-82 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 149 || September 16 || Braves || 3 – 0 || Hudson (16-8) || Hill (4-4) || || 23,935 || 66-83 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 150 || September 17 || Mets || 12 – 4 || Albaladejo (1-0) || Sele (3-2) || || 18,678 || 67-83 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 151 || September 18 || Mets || 9 – 8 || Colomé (5-1) || Maine (14-10) || Cordero (35) || 19,966 || 68-83 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 152 || September 19 || Mets || 8 – 4 || Pelfrey (3-7) || Chico (5-9) || || 20,558 || 68-84 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 153 || September 20 || Phillies || 7 – 6 || Romero (2-2) || Albaladejo (1-1) || Myers (18) || 19,966 || 68-85 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 154 || September 21 || Phillies || 6 – 3 || Eaton (10-9) || Hill (4-5) || Myers (19) || 26,949 || 68-86 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 155 || September 22 || Phillies || 4 – 1 (10) || Myers (5-7) || Schroder (2-3) || Condrey (2) || 26,412 || 68-87 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 156 || September 23 || Phillies || 5 – 3 || Ayala (2-2) || Alfonseca (5-2) || Cordero (36) || 40,519 || 69-87 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 157 || September 24 || @ Mets || 13 – 4 || Chico (6-9) || Pelfrey (3-8) || || 49,164 || 70-87 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 158 || September 25 || @ Mets || 10 – 9 || Bergmann (6-5) || Glavine (13-7) || Rauch (4) || 49,244 || 71-87 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 159 || September 26 || @ Mets || 9 – 6 || Hanrahan (5-3) || Smith (3-2) || Ayala (1) || 51,940 || 72-87 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 160 || September 28 || @ Phillies || 6 – 0 || Hamels (15-5) || Redding (3-6) || || 45,084 || 72-88 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 161 || September 29 || @ Phillies || 4 – 2 || Chico (7-9) || Eaton (10-10) || Cordero (37) || 44,532 || 73-88 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 162 || September 30 || @ Phillies || 6 – 1 || Moyer (14-12) || Bergmann (6-6) || || 44,865 || 73-89 Player stats Batting Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Complete offensive statistics are available here. Pos Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB C Brian Schneider 129 408 33 96 21 1 6 54 .235 0 1B Dmitri Young 136 460 57 147 38 1 13 74 .320 0 2B Ronnie Belliard 147 511 57 148 35 1 11 58 .290 3 SS Felipe López Felipe López (baseball) 154 603 70 148 25 6 9 50 .245 24 3B Ryan Zimmerman 162 653 99 174 43 5 24 91 .266 4 LF Ryan Church 144 470 57 128 43 1 15 70 .272 3 CF Nook Logan 118 325 39 86 18 4 0 21 .265 23 RF Austin Kearns 161 587 84 156 35 1 16 74 .266 2 RF Robert Fick 118 197 24 46 6 1 2 16 .234 0 C Jesus Flores 79 180 21 44 9 0 4 25 .244 0 SS Christian Guzmán 46 174 31 57 6 6 2 14 .328 2 CF Ryan Langerhans 103 162 24 32 6 2 6 22 .198 3 LF Wily Mo Peña 37 133 24 39 4 0 8 22 .293 2 IF D'Angelo Jiménez 73 102 14 25 7 0 2 10 .245 2 1B Tony Batista 80 101 10 26 3 0 2 16 .257 0 LF Chris Snelling 24 49 6 10 1 1 1 7 .204 0 UT Kory Casto 16 54 1 7 2 0 0 3 .130 0 OF Michael Restovich 15 28 0 4 1 0 0 1 .143 0 OF Justin Maxwell 15 26 5 7 0 0 2 5 .269 0 SS Josh Wilson Josh Wilson (baseball) 15 19 3 1 0 0 0 0 .053 0 OF Brandon Watson 5 18 2 5 1 0 0 2 .278 1 P Matt Chico 31 48 1 8 0 0 0 3 .167 0 P Jason Bergmann 22 37 2 5 0 0 0 0 .135 0 P Shawn Hill 16 26 2 2 0 0 0 0 .077 0 P Mike Bacsik Mike Bacsik (left-handed pitcher) 29 29 1 3 1 0 0 1 .103 0 P Tim Redding 15 28 1 2 1 0 0 2 .071 0 P Jason Simontacchi 13 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 .053 0 P Joel Hanrahan 12 14 3 4 2 1 0 3 .286 0 P John Lannan 6 13 1 2 1 0 0 1 .154 0 P Micah Bowie 30 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 .091 0 P John Patterson John Patterson (pitcher) 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 P Jerome Williams Jerome Williams (baseball) 6 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 P Levale Speigner 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 P Billy Traber 28 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 P Jon Rauch 88 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 P Saúl Rivera 85 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 P Winston Abreu 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 P Chris Schroder 37 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 P Chad Cordero 76 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 P Jesús Colomé 61 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 P Chris Booker Chris Booker (baseball) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 P Ross Detwiler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 P Arnie Muñoz 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 P Jonathan Albaladejo 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 P Ryan Wagner 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 P Luis Ayala Luis Ayala (baseball) 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 P Ray King Ray King (baseball) 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 Team totals 162 5520 673 1415 309 31 123 646 .256 69 Pitching Note: Pos = Position; 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; K = Strikeouts Complete pitching statistics are available here. Pos Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K SP Matt Chico 7 9 4.63 31 31 0 167.0183 96 86 74 94 SP Mike Bacsik Mike Bacsik (left-handed pitcher) 5 8 5.11 29 20 0 118.0141 73 67 29 45 SP Jason Bergmann 6 6 4.45 21 21 0 115.199 59 57 42 86 SP Shawn Hill 4 5 3.42 16 16 0 97.186 42 37 25 65 SP Tim Redding 3 6 3.64 15 15 0 84.084 35 34 38 47 SP Jason Simontacchi 6 7 6.37 13 13 0 70.295 53 50 23 42 CL Chad Cordero 3 3 3.36 76 0 37 75.075 31 28 29 62 RP Saúl Rivera 4 6 3.68 85 0 3 93.088 39 38 42 64 RP Jon Rauch 8 4 3.61 88 0 4 87.175 37 35 21 71 RP Jesús Colomé 5 1 3.82 61 0 1 66.064 30 28 27 43 RP Ray King Ray King (baseball) 1 1 4.54 55 0 0 33.231 17 17 18 18 Micah Bowie 4 3 4.55 30 8 0 57.155 30 29 27 42 Joel Hanrahan 5 3 6.00 12 11 0 51.059 35 34 38 43 Chris Schroder 2 3 3.18 37 0 0 45.136 19 16 15 43 Luis Ayala Luis Ayala (baseball) 2 2 3.19 44 0 1 42.143 16 15 12 28 Levale Speigner 2 3 8.78 19 6 0 40.058 39 39 23 19 Billy Traber 2 2 4.76 28 2 0 39.250 22 21 13 27 John Lannan 2 2 4.15 6 6 0 34.236 17 16 17 10 John Patterson John Patterson (pitcher) 1 5 7.47 7 7 0 31.139 26 26 22 15 Winston Abreu 0 1 5.93 26 0 0 30.137 21 20 9 26 Jerome Williams Jerome Williams (baseball) 0 5 7.20 6 6 0 30.034 26 24 18 15 Ryan Wagner 0 2 5.74 14 0 0 15.220 11 10 8 9 Jonathan Albaladejo 1 1 1.88 14 0 0 14.17 3 3 2 12 Arnie Muñoz 0 0 6.75 13 0 0 5.16 4 4 7 3 Chris Booker Chris Booker (baseball) 0 1 18.00 3 0 0 1.01 2 2 1 1 Ross Detwiler 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.00 0 0 0 1 Team totals 73 89 4.58 162 162 46 1446.2 1502 783 736 580 931 Team leaders Qualifying players only. Batting StatPlayerTotal Avg. Dmitri Young .320 HR Ryan Zimmerman 24 RBI Ryan Zimmerman 110 R Ryan Zimmerman 91 H Ryan Zimmerman 174 SB Felipe López 24 Pitching Stat Player Total W Jon Rauch 8 L Matt Chico 9 ERA Matt Chico 4.63 SO Matt Chico 94 SV Chad Cordero 37 IP Matt Chico 167.0 Awards and honors All-Stars Dmitri Young, 1B Annual awards National League Comeback Player of the Year: Dmitri Young Records and firsts The 2007 Nationals became the first team in modern baseball (1901–present) to trail 4–0 in each of their first six games.Jacobson, Todd (April 8, 2007). "D-backs tee off on Patterson". The Free Lance-Star, p. B7. as well as the first to not score during the first three innings of each of their first ten games.Blum, Ronald (April 14, 2007). "Nats flirt with two in a row". The Free Lance-Star, p. B10 The 2007 Nationals also set the National League record for not scoring a run in the first inning of their first 22 games.Jacobson, Todd (April 30, 2007). "Finally, Nationals get started early". The Free Lance-Star, p. C1. On August 7, 2007, in a game against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park, Nationals pitcher Mike Bacsik gave up career home run number 756 to Barry Bonds, who broke a 33-year-old record previously held by Hank Aaron.http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070808&content_id=2137117&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was The Official Site of The Washington Nationals: News: Nationals watch record with wonder July 2, 2014 July 14, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714153335/http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070808&content_id=2137117&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was dead Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Columbus Clippers International League John Stearns AA Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Scott Little A Potomac Nationals Carolina League Randy Knorr A Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League Tom Herr A-Short Season Vermont Lake Monsters New York–Penn League Darnell Coles Rookie GCL Nationals Gulf Coast League Bob Henley References Game logs: 1st half: Washington Nationals Game Log on ESPN.com 2nd half: Washington Nationals Game Log on ESPN.com Batting statistics: Washington Nationals Batting Stats on ESPN.com Pitching statistics: Washington Nationals Pitching Stats on ESPN.com 2007 Washington Nationals at Baseball Reference 53em Category:Washington Nationals seasons Washington Nationals season Washington Nationals