2007 Texas Rangers season

March 2026 November 2013 Texas Rangers 2007 American League West Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Arlington, Texas Tom Hicks Jon Daniels Ron Washington 75–87 (.463) 4th FSN SouthwestKDFI (My27)KDFW (Fox 4) KRLDKFLC (Spanish) 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 for the first time since 2003 with a 75–87 win-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 SosaSammy Sosa Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sosasa01.shtml 2025-05-04 Baseball-Reference.com en 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 thumb|right|160px|All Star Ian Kinsler 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. Hill Justice B. Kinsler named AL Player of the Week mlb.com April 16, 2007 http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070416&content_id=1908363&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex June 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605140143/http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070416&content_id=1908363&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex June 5, 2011 dead 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. Sullivan T. R. Notes: Snow makes appearance mlb.com July 4, 2007 http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070407&content_id=1885276&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex June 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605140201/http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070407&content_id=1885276&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex June 5, 2011 dead May The month of May was one of the most dismal in the club's history. Grant Evan Rangers finish month of dismay dallasnews.com June 1, 2007 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/baseball/rangers/stories/060107dnsporanglede.3b4a6ff.html June 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070603075700/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/baseball/rangers/stories/060107dnsporanglede.3b4a6ff.html June 3, 2007 dead 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. Sullivan T. R. Notes: Rangers starters struggling mlb.com May 29, 2007 http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070529&content_id=1992938&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex June 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605140234/http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070529&content_id=1992938&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex June 5, 2011 dead 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. Sullivan T. R. Blalock to have shoulder surgery mlb.com May 18, 2007 http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070518&content_id=1972273&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex June 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070522120549/http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070518&content_id=1972273&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex May 22, 2007 dead mdy-all 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. Davison Drew Rangers ride Sosa's 600th blast to win mlb.com June 21, 2007 http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20070620&content_id=2039205&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex June 30, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070703053225/http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20070620&content_id=2039205&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex July 3, 2007 dead 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. Davison Drew Notes: DL ends Teixeira's streak at 507 mlb.com September 6, 2007 http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070609&content_id=2016408&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex June 30, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605140703/http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070609&content_id=2016408&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex June 5, 2011 dead Starting pitchers Vicente Padilla and Brandon McCarthy also spent time on the DL, for elbow inflammation and blisters, respectively. Sullivan T. R. Notes: Padilla placed on DL mlb.com June 24, 2007 http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070624&content_id=2047174&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex June 30, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070629140910/http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070624&content_id=2047174&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex June 29, 2007 dead 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. Teixeira netted the Rangers organization many young players, namely 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. 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. Sullivan T. R. Rangers score 30 in twin-bill opener. Offensive output is most runs scored in 110 years mlb.com September 22, 2007 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20070822&content_id=2163692&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex August 23, 2007 August 22, 2007 5:05pm (ET) Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland 74 F C, Wind 7 mph in from Leftfield Texas TEX 0 0 0 5 0 9 0 10 6 30 29 1 Baltimore BAL 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 1 Kason Gabbard (6–1) Daniel Cabrera (9–13) Wes Littleton (1) Ramon Vazquez (2), Jarrod Saltalamacchia (2), Marlon Byrd (1), Travis Metcalf (1) 21,828 Game 1 of Doubleheader, American League record for most runs scored in one game. https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL200708221.shtml Season standings Texas Rangers Record vs. opponents TEX Roster 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) Game log 2007 Texas Rangers April Texas Rangers y |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 1 || April 2 || @ Angels || 4 – 1 || Lackey (1-0) || Millwood (0-1) || Rodríguez (1) || 43,906 || 0-1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 2 || April 3 || @ Angels || 8 – 3 || Escobar (1-0) || Padilla (0-1) || || 42,463 || 0-2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 3 || April 4 || @ Angels || 5 – 3 || Santana (1-0) || McCarthy (0-1) || Rodríguez (2) || 35,701 || 0-3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 4 || April 6 || Red Sox || 2 – 0 || Tejeda (1-0) || Wakefield (0-1) || Otsuka (1) || 51,548 || 1-3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 5 || April 7 || Red Sox || 8 – 4 || Millwood (1-1) || Tavárez (0-1) || || 40,865 || 2-3 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 6 || April 8 || Red Sox || 3 – 2 || Schilling (1-1) || Padilla (0-2) || Papelbon (2) || 28,347 || 2-4 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 7 || April 9 || Devil Rays || 8 – 4 || McCarthy (1-1) || Jackson (0-1) || || 21,547 || 3-4 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 8 || April 10 || Devil Rays || 12 – 9 || Feldman (1-0) || Seo (0-1) || || 23,897 || 4-4 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 9 || April 11 || Devil Rays || 6 – 5 || Shields (1-0) || Tejeda (1-1) || || 33,674 || 4-5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 10 || April 13 || @ Mariners || 5 – 2 || Millwood (2-1) || Washburn (0-1) || Gagné (1) || 25,243 || 5-5 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 11 || April 14 || @ Mariners || 8 – 3 || Batista (1-1) || Padilla (0-3) || || 25,954 || 5-6 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 12 || April 15 || @ Mariners || 14 – 6 || Ramírez (1-0) || McCarthy (1-2) || || 25,001 || 5-7 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 13 || April 17 || @ White Sox || 8 – 1 || Tejeda (2-1) || Garland (0-1) || || 23,139 || 6-7 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 14 || April 18 || @ White Sox || 6 – 0 || Buehrle (1-0) || Millwood (2-2) || || 25,390 || 6-8 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 15 || April 19 || @ White Sox || 6 – 4 || Thornton (1-1) || Feldman (1-1) || Jenks (4) || 25,459 || 6-9 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 16 || April 20 || Athletics || 16 – 4 || Blanton (2-0) || McCarthy (1-3) || || 29,782 || 6-10 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 17 || April 21 || Athletics || 7 – 0 || Loe (1-0) || Kennedy (0-2) || || 42,945 || 7-10 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 18 || April 22 || Athletics || 4 – 3 || Eyre (1-0) || Duchscherer (1-1) || Otsuka (2) || 37,002 || 8-10 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 19 || April 23 ||Mariners || 5 – 4 || Morrow (1-0) || Millwood (2-3) || Putz (1) || 26,592 || 8-11 |- style="background-color:#bbbbbb" | -- || April 24 || Mariners || colspan=5|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 25 || 8-11 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 20 || April 25 || @ Indians || 8 – 7 (11) || Cabrera (1-0) || Eyre (1-1) || || 13,843 || 8-12 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 21 || April 26 || @ Indians || 9 – 4 || Byrd (2-1) || Loe (1-1) || || 14,066 || 8-13 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 22 || April 27 || @ Blue Jays || 5 – 3 || Tejeda (3-1) || Towers (1-3) || Otsuka (3) || 24,795 || 9-13 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 23 || April 28 || @ Blue Jays || 9 – 8 (10) || Otsuka (1-0) || Tallet (0-1) || Benoit (1) || 24,119 || 10-13 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 24 || April 29 || @ Blue Jays || 7 – 3 || Ohka (2-2) || McCarthy (1-4) || || 27,516 || 10-14 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 25 || April 30 || @ Blue Jays || 6 – 1 || Halladay (4-0) || Padilla (0-4) || || 19,041 || 10-15 May Texas Rangers y |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 26 || May 1 || Yankees || 10 – 1 || Hughes (1-1) ||Loe (1-2) || || 32,310 || 10-16 |- style="background-color:#bbbbbb" | -- || May 2 || Yankees || colspan=5 | Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 3 || 10-16 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 27 || May 3 || Yankees || 4 – 3 || Vizcaíno (2-1) || Benoit (0-1) || Rivera (2) || n/a || 10-17 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 28 || May 3 || Yankees || 5 – 2 || Mussina (1-1) || Tejeda (3-2) || Rivera (3) || 40,671 || 10-18 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 29 || May 4 || Blue Jays || 7 – 1 || McCarthy (2-4) || Ohka (2-3) || Eyre (1) || 24,342 || 11-18 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 30 || May 5 || Blue Jays || 11 – 4 || Padilla (1-4) || Halladay (4-1)|| || 27,421 || 12-18 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 31 || May 6 || Blue Jays || 3 – 2 || Benoit (1-1) || Burnett (2-3) || Otsuka (4) || 19,103 || 13-18 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 32 || May 8 || @ Yankees || 8 – 2 || Pettitte (2-1) || Wood (0-1) || || 50,705 || 13-19 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 33 || May 9 || @ Yankees || 6 – 2 || Mussina (2-1) || Tejeda (3-3) || || 47,930 || 13-20 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 34 || May 10 || @ Yankees || 14 – 2 || McCarthy (3-4) || Wang (1-3) || || 52,147 || 14-20 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 35 || May 11 || Angels || 6 – 3 || Lackey (5-3) || Padilla (1-5) || Shields (3) || 30,782 || 14-21 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 36 || May 12 || Angels || 6 – 3 || Colón (4-0) || Loe (1-3) || Rodríguez (12) || 36,474 || 14-22 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 37 || May 13 || Angels || 7 – 6 || Gagné (1-0) || Shields (0-2) || || 24,847 || 15-22 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 38 || May 14 || Angels || 7 – 2 || Weaver (2-3) || Millwood (2-4) || || 23,421 || 15-23 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 39 || May 15 || @ Devil Rays* || 4 – 3 (10) || Stokes (2-5) || Feldman (1-2) || || 8,443 || 15-24 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 40 || May 16 || @ Devil Rays* || 11 – 8 || Fossum (3-3) || Padilla (1-6) || Reyes (12) || 8,839 || 15-25 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 41 || May 17 || @ Devil Rays* || 8 – 6 (10) || Glover (1-2) || Eyre (1-2) || || 9,635 || 15-26 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 42 || May 18 || @ Astros || 7 – 4 || Tejeda (4-3) || Albers (1-3) || Gagné (2) || 37,634 || 16-26 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 43 || May 19 || @ Astros || 6 – 1 || Rodríguez (2-3) || Koronka (0-1) || || 41,990 || 16-27 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 44 || May 20 || @ Astros || 14 – 1 || McCarthy (4-4) || Williams (1-6) || || 39,938 || 17-27 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 45 || May 21 || Twins || 14 – 4 || Padilla (2-6) || Silva (2-5) || || 24,814 || 18-27 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 46 || May 22 || Twins || 7 – 1 || Santana (5-4) || Loe (1-4) || || 27,013 || 18-28 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 47 || May 23 || Twins || 5 – 3 || Bonser (3-1) || Tejeda (4-4) || Nathan (9) || 24,370 || 18-29 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 48 || May 25 || Red Sox || 10 – 6 || Matsuzaka (7-2) || Littleton (0-1) || || 33,552 || 18-30 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 49 || May 26 || Red Sox || 7 – 4 || Wakefield (5-5) || Padilla (2-7) || Papelbon (12) || 37,974 || 18-31 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 50 || May 27 || Red Sox || 6 – 5 || Piñeiro (1-0) || Otsuka (1-1) || Okajima (3) || 40,323 || 18-32 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 51 || May 28 || @ Athletics || 5 – 3 || Gaudin (5-1) || Tejeda (4-5)|| Embree (3) || 18,230 || 18-33 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 52 || May 29 || @ Athletics || 4 – 0 || Wood (1-1) || DiNardo (1-2) || Gagné (3) || 18,006 || 19-33 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 53 || May 30 || @ Athletics || 6 – 1 || Haren (6-2) || Koronka (0-2) || || 25,674 || 19-34 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 54 || May 31 || @ Mariners || 9 – 5 || Baek (3-2) || Padilla (2-8) || || 20,137 || 19-35 |- | colspan=8 | *At Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida June Texas Rangers y |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 55 || June 1 || @ Mariners || 9 – 8 || Benoit (2-1) || Green (0-1) || Gagné (4) || 34,570 || 20-35 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 56 || June 2 || @ Mariners || 5 – 4 || Batista (6-4) || Loe (1-5) || Putz (13) || 41,988 || 20-36 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 57 || June 3 || @ Mariners || 11 – 6 || Feierabend (1-1) || Tejeda (4-6) || || 36,886 || 20-37 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 58 || June 5 || Tigers || 7 – 4 || Eyre (2-2) || Robertson (4-6) || Gagné (5) || 32,003 || 21-37 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 59 || June 6 || Tigers || 10 – 0 || Verlander (6-2) || Millwood (2-5) || || 28,795 || 21-38 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 60 || June 7 || Tigers || 11 – 4 || Maroth (4-2) || Loe (1-6) || || 22,990 || 21-39 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 61 || June 8 || Brewers || 9 – 6 || Tejeda (5-6) || Capuano (5-5) || Gagné (6) || 29,562 || 22-39 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 62 || June 9 || Brewers || 4 – 3 || Francisco (1-0) || Cordero (0-1) || || 37,882 || 23-39 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 63 || June 10 || Brewers || 9 – 6 (12) || Villanueva (5-0) || Eyre (2-3) || Vargas (1) || 24,129 || 23-40 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 64 || June 12 || @ Pirates || 7 – 5 || Duke (3-6) || Millwood (2-6) || Capps (3) || 21,158 || 23-41 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 65 || June 13 || @ Pirates || 8 – 1 || Snell (6-4) || Tejeda (5-7) || || 16,110 || 23-42 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 66 || June 14 || @ Pirates || 6 – 0 || Loe (2-6) || Gorzelanny (6-4) || || 17,214 || 24-42 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 67 || June 15 || @ Reds || 7 – 6 || Padilla (3-8) || Belisle (5-5) || Gagné (7) || 27,747 || 25-42 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 68 || June 16 || @ Reds || 8 – 4 || Harang (7-2) || Wright (0-1) || || 37,413 || 25-43 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 69 || June 17 || @ Reds || 11 – 4 || Millwood (3-6) || Arroyo (2-8) || || 31,162 || 26-43 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 70 || June 19 || Cubs || 5 – 4 || Mármol (2-0) || Benoit (2-2) || || 38,290 || 26-44 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 71 || June 20 || Cubs || 7 – 3 || Loe (3-6) || Marquis (5-4) || || 37,564 || 27-44 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 72 || June 21 || Cubs || 6 – 5 || Gagné (2-0) || Howry (3-4) || || 38,406 || 28-44 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 73 || June 22 || Astros || 11 – 3 || Millwood (4-6) || Williams (3-10) || || 37,847 || 29-44 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 74 || June 23 || Astros || 7 – 2 || Wright (1-1) || Oswalt (7-5) || || 42,315 || 30-44 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 75 || June 24 || Astros || 12 – 9 (10) || Wheeler (1-4) || Wilson (0-1) || Qualls (2) || 31,560 || 30-45 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 76 || June 25 || @ Tigers || 8 – 3 || Loe (4-6) || Bonderman (8-1) || || 36,330 || 31-45 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 77 || June 26 || @ Tigers || 9 – 6 || Otsuka (2-1) || Jones (1-4) || Gagné (8) || 39,709 || 32-45 |- style="background-color:#bbbbbb" | -- || June 27 || @ Tigers || colspan=5|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 11 || 32-45 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 78 || June 28 || @ Tigers || 5 – 2 || Rogers (2-0)|| Millwood (4-7) || Jones (19) || 37,253 || 32-46 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 79 || June 29 || @ Red Sox || 2 – 1 || Wakefield (8-8) || Wright (1-2) || Papelbon (19) || 36,756 || 32-47 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 80 || June 30 || @ Red Sox || 5 – 4 || Mahay (1-0) || Beckett (11-2) || Gagné (9) || 36,747 || 33-47 July Texas Rangers y |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 81 || July 1 || @ Red Sox || 2 – 1 || Loe (5-6) || Tavárez (5-6) || Gagné (10) || 36,378 || 34-47 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 82 || July 2 || @ Red Sox || 7 – 3 || Gabbard (2-0) || McCarthy (4-5) || || 36,778 || 34-48 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 83 || July 3 || Angels || 8 – 3 || Millwood (5-7) || Santana (5-9) || || 24,871 || 35-48 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 84 || July 4 || Angels || 4 – 2 || Wright (2-2) || Weaver (6-5) || Gagné (11) || 46,105 || 36-48 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 85 || July 5 || Angels || 5 – 2 || Escobar (10-3) || Tejeda (5-8) || || 22,062 || 36-49 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 86 || July 6 || Orioles || 4 – 3 (10) || Benoit (3-2) || Shuey (0-1) || || 24,035 || 37-49 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 87 || July 7 || Orioles || 3 – 0 || Bédard (7-4) || McCarthy (4-6) || || 32,849 || 37-50 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 88 || July 8 || Orioles || 2 – 1 || Millwood (6-7) || Cabrera (6-10) || Gagné (12) || 22,843 || 38-50 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 89 || July 13 || @ Angels || 2 – 1 || Rodríguez (3-2) || Benoit (3-3) || || 44,100 || 38-51 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 90 || July 14 || @ Angels || 9 – 5 || Lackey (12-5) || Loe (5-7) || || 44,026 || 38-52 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 91 || July 15 || @ Angels || 5 – 4 (11) || Wilson (1-1) || Speier (0-1) || Gagné (13) || 44,068 || 39-52 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 92 || July 16 || @ Athletics || 4 – 1 || Wright (3-2) || Braden (1-4) ||Gagné (14) || 18,160 || 40-52 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 93 || July 17 || @ Athletics || 11 – 4 || Eyre (3-3) || Gaudin (8-5) || Mahay (1) || 20,209 || 41-52 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 94 || July 18 || @ Athletics || 6 – 0 || DiNardo (4-6) || Millwood (6-8) || || 23,440 || 41-53 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 95 || July 19 || Indians || 7 – 5 || Sabathia (13-4) || Loe (5-8) || Borowski (27) || 28,108 || 41-54 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 96 || July 20 || Indians || 3 – 2 || Carmona (12-4) || McCarthy (4-7) || Borowski (28) || 32,103 || 41-55 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 97 || July 21 || Indians || 8 – 5 || Mahay (2-0) || Lee (5-7) || || 44,554 || 42-55 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 98 || July 22 || Indians || 8 – 3 || Byrd (8-4) || Tejeda (5-9) || || 27,227 || 42-56 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 99 || July 23 || Mariners || 8 – 7 || Millwood (7-8) || Ramírez (5-3) || || 20,584 || 43-56 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 100 || July 24 || Mariners || 2 – 1 || Rheinecker (1-0) || Feierabend (1-4) || Gagné (15) || n/a || 44-56 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 101 || July 24 || Mariners || 4 – 3 || Wilson (2-1) || Reitsma (0-2) || Gagné (16) || 26,842 || 45-56 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 102 || July 25 || Mariners || 7 – 6 || Benoit (4-3) || Putz (1-1)|| || 34,853 || 46-56 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 103 || July 27 || @ Royals || 6 – 1 || Bannister (7-6) || Wright (3-3) || || 21,730 || 46-57 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 104 || July 28 || @ Royals || 6 – 5 || Pérez (6-9) || Millwood (7-9) || Dotel (11) || 27,700 || 46-58 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 105 || July 29 || @ Royals || 10 – 0 || Núñez (1-0) || Loe (5-9) || Peralta (1) || 15,638 || 46-59 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 106 || July 31 || @ Indians || 3 – 1|| McCarthy (5-7)|| Carmona (13-5) || Wilson (1) || 21,811 || 47-59 August Texas Rangers y |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 107 || August 1 || @ Indians || 9 – 6 (10) || Benoit (5-3) || Lewis (0-1) || Wilson (2) || 25,721 || 48-59 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 108 || August 2 || @ Indians || 5 – 0 || Westbrook (2-6) || Gabbard (4-1) || || 27,520 || 48-60 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 109 || August 3 || @ Blue Jays || 6 – 4 || Halladay (12-5) || Wright (3-4) || Accardo (19) || 23,777 || 48-61 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 110 || August 4 || @ Blue Jays || 9 – 5 || Marcum (8-4) || Eyre (3-4) || || 25,321 || 48-62 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 111 || August 5 || @ Blue Jays || 4 – 1 || McGowan (8-5) || McCarthy (5-8) || Accardo (20) || 29,593 || 48-63 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 112 || August 6 || Athletics || 9 – 7 (13) || Brown (2-0) || Eyre (3-5) || Calero (1) || 24,737 || 48-64 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 113 || August 7 || Athletics || 8 – 6 || Gabbard (5-1) || Gaudin (8-8) || Wilson (3) || 25,122 || 49-64 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 114 || August 8 || Athletics || 6 – 3 || DiNardo (6-6) || Murray (0-1) || Embree (14) || 29,647 || 49-65 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 115 || August 10 || Devil Rays || 7 – 4 || Wood (2-1) || Sonnanstine (1-8) || Wilson (4) || 28,314 || 50-65 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 116 || August 11 || Devil Rays || 3 – 0 || Jackson (3-11) || Rheinecker (1-1) || || 36,709 || 50-66 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 117 || August 12 || Devil Rays || 9 – 1 || Eyre (4-5) || Hammel (1-2) || || 24,042 || 51-66 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 118 || August 14 || Royals || 5 – 3 || Millwood (8-9) || Davies (1-1) || Wilson (5) || 23,906 || 52-66 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 119 || August 15 || Royals || 4 – 3 || Wood (3-1) || Meche (7-11) || Wilson (6) || 24,529 || 53-66 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 120 || August 16 || Royals || 6 – 2 || Braun (1-0) || Eyre (4-6) || || 22,674 || 53-67 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 121 || August 17 || @ Twins || 2 – 1 (10) || Guerrier (2-4) || Wright (3-5) || || 30,924 || 53-68 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 122 || August 18 || @ Twins || 5 – 0 || Loe (6-9) || Bonser (5-10) || || 41,037 || 54-68 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 123 || August 19 || @ Twins || 1 – 0 || Santana (13-9) || Millwood (8-10) || Nathan (27) || 36,353 || 54-69 |- style="background-color:#bbbbbb" | -- || August 20 || @ Orioles || colspan=5|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 22 || 54-69 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 124 || August 21 || @ Orioles || 6 – 2 || Bédard (13-4) || Padilla (3-9) || || 18,926 || 54-70 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 125 || August 22 || @ Orioles || 30 – 3 || Gabbard (6-1) || Cabrera (9-13) || Littleton (1) || 21,828 || 55-70 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 126 || August 22 || @ Orioles || 9 – 7 || Benoit (6-3) || Hoey (1-1) || Wilson (7) || 21,828 || 56-70 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 127 || August 23 || Mariners || 9 – 4 || Weaver (6-10) || Loe (6-10) || || 26,963 || 56-71 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 128 || August 24 || Mariners || 4 – 2 || Hernández (10-6) || Millwood (8-11) || Putz (37) || 32,716 || 56-72 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 129 || August 25 || Mariners || 5 – 3 || Benoit (7-3) || White (1-1) || Wilson (8) || 47,977 || 57-72 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 130 || August 26 || Mariners || 5 – 3 || Padilla (4-9) || Washburn (9-11) || || 25,437 || 58-72 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 131 || August 28 || White Sox || 4 – 3 || Littleton (1-1) || MacDougal (1-4) || Benoit (2) || 20,261 || 59-72 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 132 || August 29 || White Sox || 5 – 4 (11) || Littleton (2-1) || Logan (2-1) || || 23,704 || 60-72 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 133 || August 30 || White Sox || 5 – 1 || Millwood (9-11) || Danks (6-13) || || 23,432 || 61-72 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 134 || August 31 || @ Angels || 7 – 6 (10) || Oliver (2-0) || Francisco (1-1) || || 41,012 || 61-73 September Texas Rangers y |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 135 || September 1 || @ Angels || 7 – 6 || Vólquez (1-0) || Escobar (15-7) || Wilson (9) || 38,342 || 62-73 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 136 || September 2 || @ Angels || 8 – 7 || Littleton (3-1) || Shields (3-5) || Wilson (10) || 40,635 || 63-73 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 137 || September 3 || Royals || 8 – 1 || Greinke (6-5) || Loe (6-11) || || 19,214 || 63-74 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 138 || September 4 || Royals || 9 – 8 || Rheinecker (2-1) || Núñez (2-3) || Wilson (11) || 18,892 || 64-74 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 139 || September 5 || Royals || 3 – 2 || Padilla (5-9) || Davies (6-12) || Benoit (3) || 17,232 || 65-74 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 140 || September 7 || Athletics || 5 – 3 || Vólquez (2-0) || Haren (14-7) || Benoit (4) || 22,318 || 66-74 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 141 || September 8 || Athletics || 7 – 3 || Murray (1-1) || Gaudin (11-10) || || 32,476 || 67-74 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 142 || September 9 || Athletics || 12 – 9 || White (1-0) || DiNardo (8-9) || || 25,054 || 68-74 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 143 || September 11 || @ Tigers || 13 – 6 || Padilla (6-9) || Durbin (8-7) || || 32,719 || 69-74 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 144 || September 11 || @ Tigers || 4 – 1 || Jurrjens (2-1) || McCarthy (5-9) || Jones (34) || 33,840 || 69-75 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 145 || September 12 || @ Tigers || 5 – 1 || Verlander (17-5) || Vólquez (2-1) || || 32,490 || 69-76 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 146 || September 13 || @ Athletics || 6 – 5 || Gaudin (11-11) || Millwood (9-12) || Street (15) || 16,240 || 69-77 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 147 || September 14 || @ Athletics || 11 – 9 || Brown (3-2) || Rheinecker (2-2) || Street (16) || 19,346 || 69-78 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 148 || September 15 || @ Athletics || 7 – 3 || Blanton (14-9) || McCarthy (5-10) || Embree (17) || 24,517 || 69-79 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 149 || September 16 || @ Athletics || 11 – 9 || Rheinecker (3-2) || Brown (3-3) || Benoit (5) || 23,770 || 70-79 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 150 || September 17 || @ Twins || 5 – 4 || Nathan (4-2) || Benoit (7-4) || || 14,197 || 70-80 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 151 || September 18 || @ Twins || 4 – 2 || Silva (12-14) || Millwood (9-13) || Nathan (33) || 18,226 || 70-81 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 152 || September 19 || @ Twins || 4 – 2 || Garza (4-6) || Padilla (6-10) || Nathan (34) || 17,842 || 70-82 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 153 || September 20 || Orioles || 6 – 3 || Walker (2-2) || Rheinecker (3-3) || || 20,136 || 70-83 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 154 || September 21 || Orioles || 3 – 2 || Mendoza (1-0) || Santos (1-6) || Benoit (6) || 30,603 || 71-83 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 155 || September 22 || Orioles || 11 – 9 || Hoey (2-4) || Littleton (3-2) || Walker (6) || 40,148 || 71-84 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 156 || September 23 || Orioles || 3 – 0 || Millwood (10-13) || Leicester (2-3) || Wilson (12) || 37,812 || 72-84 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 157 || September 24 || Angels || 8 – 7 || White (2-0) || Santana (7-14) || Littleton (2) || 22,881 || 73-84 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 158 || September 25 || Angels || 3 – 1 || Wright (4-5) || Oliver (3-1) || || 30,708 || 74-84 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 159 || September 26 || Angels || 16 – 2 || Rheinecker (4-3) || Saunders (8-4) || || 24,223 || 75-84 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 160 || September 28 || @ Mariners || 6 – 4 || Putz (6-1) || Wood (3-2) || || 31,954 || 75-85 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 161 || September 29 || @ Mariners || 5 – 1 || Batista (16-11) || Millwood (10-14) || || 26,799 || 75-86 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 162 || September 30 || @ Mariners || 4 – 2 || Hernández (14-7) || Murray (1-2) || Putz (40) || 30,442 || 75-87 |- | Source: ESPNESPN.com 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 Minor League Baseball 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 References 1st Half: Texas Rangers Game Log on ESPN.com 2nd Half: Texas Rangers Game Log on ESPN.com Batting Statistics: Texas Rangers Batting Stats on ESPN.com Pitching Statistics: Texas Rangers Pitching Stats on ESPN.com 2007 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference Category:Texas Rangers seasons Texas Rangers season Range