2007 Toronto Blue Jays season

March 2026 November 2013 Toronto Blue Jays 2007 American League East Rogers Centre Toronto 83–79 (.512) 3rd Rogers; Paul Godfrey (CEO) J. P. Ricciardi John Gibbons Rogers Sportsnet(Jamie Campbell, Pat Tabler, Rance Mulliniks, Darrin Fletcher, Sam Cosentino (field reporter)) (116 games) TSN(Rod Black, Pat Tabler) (20 games) CBC(Jim Hughson, Rance Mulliniks, Jesse Barfield) (8 games) 590 AM The 2007 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 31st season of Major League Baseball. The Blue Jays tried to improve on their 87-win 2006 season, hoping to make the playoffs for the first time since 1993. In the offseason, the Jays signed All Star outfielder Vernon Wells to one of the richest contracts in MLB history, giving him a seven-year contract worth $126 million.Jays sign Wells to $126 million, seven-year extension espn.com – accessed January 25, 2007 Toronto also extended the contract of first baseman Lyle Overbay,Overbay latest player to cash in with Jays, from espn.com January 14, 2007 and signed veteran designated hitter Frank Thomas. To offset the loss of starter Ted Lilly to the Chicago Cubs, Toronto signed Japanese pitcher Tomo Ohka and former Atlanta starter John Thomson to one-year contracts and inked former New York Mets hurler Víctor Zambrano to a minor-league deal. All three men, however, were eventually designated for assignment and released. The Jays also picked up infielder Jason Smith from the Rule 5 draft, but he too was released from his contract. Regular season Summary During the month of January, Toronto signed starting pitchers John Thomson and then Tomo Ohka to incentive-based one-year contracts in an effort to strengthen their 4th and 5th rotational slots. On January 30 Toronto also signed starting pitcher Víctor Zambrano to a minor league contract, and invited him to spring training. All three were eventually released. When Brandon League, who was being considered for the main setup role, arrived to Spring training with a strained lat muscle, Zambrano took the empty spot in the bullpen. Thomson injured himself in spring training, so the Blue Jays named Ohka and Towers as their fourth and fifth starters. After four mediocre starts, Josh Towers was sent to the bullpen and replaced by Dustin McGowan. Towers returned to the rotation later in the year replacing released pitcher Tomo Ohka. When Gustavo Chacín was injured, he was replaced in the rotation by Shaun Marcum, who had a breakout year. The season was blighted by persistent injuries, with 12 Blue Jays landing on the DL. The most serious injury was that of B. J. Ryan, who was out for the entire season having had Tommy John Surgery. However, due to the emergence of young pitchers like Dustin McGowan, Casey Janssen and Jeremy Accardo, the Jays finished 4 games above .500. One of the most memorable games this season for the Jays was on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, when they rallied from being down 11–6 in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to win 12–11 on an RBI walk-off base on balls by Aaron Hill, a victory that moved them to within 1 game under .500 Another memorable moment of this season was Dustin McGowan's complete game one-hitter on Sunday, June 24 against the Colorado Rockies at the Rogers Centre. McGowan carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning when outfielder Jeff Baker hit a single with no out to break it up. This was the first Jays' one-hitter since September 27, 1998, in which Roy Halladay threw against the Detroit Tigers. The Jays won 5–0 and moved themselves up to .500 for the first time since May 1 of the season. The game was also notable for Frank Thomas hitting the 499th home run of his career. The day after McGowan's gem, the Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins 8–5 to climb over the .500 mark for the first time since April and get their first four-game winning streak of the season. On June 28, Frank Thomas became the 21st Major Leaguer to hit 500 career home runs. The pitcher who surrendered the homer was Minnesota Twins' starter Carlos Silva. Despite jumping out to an early lead the Jays couldn't hold on and ended up losing 8–5. In addition, Thomas was ejected from the game in the ninth inning by home plate umpire Mark Wegner for arguing balls and strikes. On July 6, Reed Johnson returned to the lineup after spending three months on the DL. Johnson had been suffering back problems early in the season and received surgery, which forced him onto the 60-Day DL. This situation left Adam Lind the odd-man out in the lineup and he was optioned down to Triple-A. In his first game back Johnson went 1–3 at the plate, and made a game-saving catch in the ninth which prevented two runs (only one run scored on a sac-fly) from scoring and a runner on second (possibly third) and a one-run lead with only one out. The Jays won the game 8–6 against the Cleveland Indians. On September 16, Aaron Hill broke the Blue Jays club record for most doubles by a second baseman in one season, set by Roberto Alomar in 1991 with 41 doubles that season. Hill recorded his 42nd double of the season against the Baltimore Orioles. On September 17, Frank Thomas hit three home runs in a game for only the second time in his career, both times against the Boston Red Sox. Season standings Toronto Blue Jays Detailed record Team Home Away Total Gms Left AL East Baltimore Orioles 6-3 4-5 10-8 - Boston Red Sox 4-5 5-4 9-9 - New York Yankees 4-5 4-5 8-10 - Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 4-5 9-9 - 19-17 17-19 36-36 - AL Central Chicago White Sox 3-1 1-2 4-3 - Cleveland Indians 2-1 0-3 2-4 - Detroit Tigers 2-2 1-2 3-4 - Kansas City Royals 2-1 2-2 4-3 - Minnesota Twins 3-0 3-4 6-4 - 12-5 7-13 19-18 - AL West Los Angeles Angels 2-1 2-2 4-3 - Oakland Athletics 0-3 4-2 4-5 - Seattle Mariners 5-1 0-3 5-4 - Texas Rangers 5-2 0-3 5-5 - 12-7 6-10 18-17 - National League Colorado Rockies 3-0 N/A 3-0 - Los Angeles Dodgers 1-2 2-1 3-3 - Philadelphia Phillies N/A 1-2 1-2 - San Francisco Giants N/A 1-2 1-2 - Washington Nationals 2-1 N/A 2-1 - 6-3 4-5 10-8 -MonthGamesWonLost April 25 13 12 May 28 12 16 June 27 14 13 July 26 14 12 August 28 15 13 September 28 15 13 162 83 79 Record vs. opponents TOR 2007 draft picks Source https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=2007&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year Feature: 2007 Free Agent Draft Pick Compensation Baseball-Reference.com April 5, 2010 The 2007 MLB draft was held on June 7–8. The Blue Jays had two first round picks, along with five compensation picks. Round Pick Player Position College/School Nationality Signed 1 16* Kevin Ahrens 3B Memorial High School (TX) United States 2007–06–15 1 21 J. P. Arencibia C Tennessee United States 2007–06–15 C-A 38* Brett Cecil LHP Maryland United States 2007–06–15 C-A 45* Justin Jackson SS Roberson High School (NC) United States 2007–07–07 C-A 56* Trystan Magnuson RHP Louisville Canada 2007–07–07 2 85 John Tolisano 2B Estero High School (FL) United States 2007–06–15 2 88* Eric Eiland OF Lamar High School (TX) United States 2007–06–15 3 115 Alan Farina RHP Clemson United States 2007–07–07 4 145 Brad Mills LHP Arizona United States 2007–06–15 5 175 Marc Rzepczynski LHP Cal-Riverside United States 2007–06–15 6 205 Mike McDade 1B Silverado High School (NV) United States 2007–06–12 7 235 Randy Boone RHP Texas United States – 8 265 Scott Leffler RHP Tampa United States 2007–07–07 9 295 Marcus Walden RHP Fresno City College United States 2007–06–12 10 325 Joel Collins C South Alabama Canada 2007–06–15 * The Blue Jays received the 16th pick from the Texas Rangers as compensation for signing of free agent Frank Catalanotto * The Blue Jays received the 38th pick as compensation for loss of free agent Justin Speier * The Blue Jays received the 45th pick as compensation for loss of free agent Frank Catalanotto * The Blue Jays received the 56th pick as compensation for loss of free agent Ted Lilly * The Blue Jays received the 88th pick from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as compensation for signing of free agent Justin Speier Roster 2007 Toronto Blue Jays Roster Pitchers 49 Jeremy Accardo 58 Josh Banks 34 A. J. Burnett 39 Gustavo Chacín 57 Jordan De Jong 37 Scott Downs 54 Jason Frasor 62 Lee Gronkiewicz 32 Roy Halladay 44 Casey Janssen 46 Joe Kennedy 22 Brandon League 51 Jesse Litsch 28 Shaun Marcum 40,29 Dustin McGowan 18 Tomo Ohka 52 B. J. Ryan 56 Brian Tallet 48 Ty Taubenheim  7 Josh Towers 36 Jamie Vermilyea 40 Brian Wolfe 31 Víctor Zambrano Catchers 13 Sal Fasano 47 Jason Phillips 59 Curtis Thigpen  9 Gregg Zaun Infielders  8 Russ Adams  4 Howie Clark 11,42 Royce Clayton 25 Troy Glaus  2 Aaron Hill  4 Joe Inglett 18 Héctor Luna  6 John McDonald  1 Ray Olmedo 17 Lyle Overbay 20 Ryan Roberts  4 Jason Smith Outfielders 11 John-Ford Griffin  3 Reed Johnson 26 Adam Lind 15 Alex Ríos 24 Matt Stairs 10 Vernon Wells Other batters 35 Frank ThomasManager  5 John Gibbons Coaches 38 Brad Arnsberg (pitching) 14 Mickey Brantley (hitting) 55 Brian Butterfield (third base) 45 Marty Pevey (first base) 53 Bruce Walton (bullpen) 12 Ernie Whitt (bench) Game log 2007 Toronto Blue Jays April: 13–12 (Home: 7–6; Away: 6–5) Toronto Blue Jays y |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 1 || April 2 || @ Tigers || 5–3 (10) || Frasor (1–0) || Rodney (0–1) || Ryan (1) || 44,297 || 1–0 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 2 || April 4 || @ Tigers || 10–9 || Robertson (1–0) || Burnett (0–1) || Jones (1) || 24,881 || 1–1 |- style="background:#bbbbbb" | -- || April 5 || @ Tigers || colspan=6|Postponed (cold weather) Rescheduled for September 10 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 3 || April 6 || @ Devil Rays || 6–5 || Ryu (1–0) || Ryan (0–1) || || 38,437 || 1–2 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 4 || April 7 || @ Devil Rays || 8–5 || Marcum (1–0) || Fossum (0–1) || Ryan (2) || 18,495 || 2–2 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 5 || April 8 || @ Devil Rays || 6–3 || Halladay (1–0) || Kazmir (0–1) || Janssen (1) || 12,436 || 3–2 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 6 || April 9 || Royals || 9–1 || Burnett (1–1) || Pérez (0–2) || || 50,125 || 4–2 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 7 || April 10 || Royals || 6–3 || Greinke (1–1) || Towers (0–1) || Soria (1) || 22,106 || 4–3 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 8 || April 11 || Royals || 7–4 || Chacín (1–0) || de la Rosa (1–1) || Ryan (3) || 15,218 || 5–3 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 9 || April 12 || Tigers || 5–4 || Maroth (2–0) || Ohka (0–1) || Zumaya (1) || 20,416 || 5–4 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 10 || April 13 || Tigers || 2–1 (10) || Halladay (2–0) || Rodney (1–2) || || 26,268|| 6–4 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 11 || April 14 || Tigers || 10–7 || Ledezma (2–0) || Ryan (0–2) || Jones (6) || 28,203 || 6–5 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 12 || April 15 || Tigers || 2–1 || Towers (1–1) || Robertson (2–1) || Marcum (1) || 25,983 || 7–5 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 13 || April 17 || Red Sox || 2–1 || Chacín (2–0) || Matsuzaka (1–2) || Frasor (1) || 42,162 || 8–5 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 14 || April 18 || Red Sox || 4–1 || Wakefield (2–1) || Ohka (0–2) || Papelbon (3) || 20,188 || 8–6 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 15 || April 19 || Red Sox || 5–3 || Timlin (1–0) || Marcum (1–1) || Papelbon (4) || 33,297 || 8–7 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 16 || April 20 || @ Orioles || 5–4 || Ray (2–1) || Zambrano (0–1) || || 25,025 || 8–8 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 17 || April 21 || @ Orioles || 5–2 || Loewen (2–0) || Towers (1–2) || Ray (6) || 25,898 || 8–9 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 18 || April 22 || @ Orioles || 7–3 || Trachsel (1–1) || Chacín (2–1) || || 27,285 || 8–10 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 19 || April 23 || @ Red Sox || 7–3 || Ohka (1–2) || Wakefield (2–2) || Frasor (2) || 36,669 || 9–10 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 20 || April 24 || @ Red Sox || 10–3 || Halladay (3–0) || Tavárez (0–2) || || 37,161 || 10–10 |- style="background:#bbbbbb" | -- || April 25 || @ Yankees || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 24 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 21 || April 26 || @ Yankees || 6–0 || Burnett (2–0) || Hughes (0–1) || || 45,118 || 11–10 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 22 || April 27 || Rangers || 5–3 || Tejeda (3–1) || Towers (1–3) || Otsuka (3) || 24,795 || 11–11 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 23 || April 28 || Rangers || 9–8 (10) || Otsuka (1–0) || Tallet (0–1) || Benoit (1) || 24,119 || 11–12 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 24 || April 29 || Rangers || 7–3 || Ohka (2–2) || McCarthy (1–4) || || 27,516 || 12–12 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 25 || April 30 || Rangers || 6–1 || Halladay (4–0) || Padilla (0–4) || || 19,041 || 13–12 May: 12–16 (Home: 8–5; Away: 4–11) Toronto Blue Jays y |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 26 || May 1 || @ Indians || 12–4 || Sabathia (4–0)|| Burnett (2–2) || || 13,389 || 13–13 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 27 || May 2 || @ Indians || 7–6 (11) || Mastny (2–0)|| Marcum (1–2) || || 14,163 || 13–14 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 28 || May 3 || @ Indians || 6–5 || Fultz (3–0) || Frasor (1–1) || Borowski (10) || 16,284 || 13–15 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 29 || May 4 || @ Rangers || 7–1 || McCarthy (2–4) || Ohka (2–3) || Eyre (1) || 24,342 || 13–16 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 30 || May 5 || @ Rangers || 11–4 || Padilla (1–4) || Halladay (4–1)|| || 27,421 || 13–17 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 31 || May 6 || @ Rangers || 3–2 || Benoit (1–1) || Burnett (2–3) || Otsuka (4) || 19,103 || 13–18 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 32 || May 8 || Red Sox || 9–2 || Beckett (7–0) || Zambrano (0–2) || || 41,203 || 13–19 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 33 || May 9 || Red Sox || 9–3 || Matsuzaka (4–2) || Ohka (2–4) || || 21,784 || 13–20 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 34 || May 10 || Red Sox || 8–0 || Wakefield (4–3) || Halladay (4–2) || || 22,290 || 13–21 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 35 || May 11 || Devil Rays || 5–1 || Burnett (3–3) || Kazmir (2–2) || || 20,542 || 14–21 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 36 || May 12 || Devil Rays || 5–4 || Downs (1–0) || Stokes (1–5) || Accardo (1) || 23,208 || 15–21 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 37 || May 13 || Devil Rays || 2–1 || Seo (2–3)|| Frasor (1–2) || Reyes (11) || 25,453 || 15–22 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 38 || May 14 || Orioles || 5–3 || Janssen (1–0) || Báez (0–2) || Accardo (2) || 19,819 || 16–22 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 39 || May 15 || Orioles || 2–1 || Litsch (1–0) || Cabrera (3–4) || Accardo (3) || 30,958 || 17–22 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 40 || May 16 || Orioles || 2–1 || Burnett (4–3) || Burres (1–2)|| || 24,339 || 18–22 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 41 || May 18 || @ Phillies || 5–3 || Lieber (2–2) || McGowan (0–1) || Myers (5) || 34,723 || 18–23 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 42 || May 19 || @ Phillies || 13–2 || Marcum (2–2) || Moyer (4–3) || || 32,004 || 19–23 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 43 || May 20 || @ Phillies || 5–3 || Eaton (4–3) || Litsch (1–1) || Myers (6) || 39,030 || 19–24 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 44 || May 22 || @ Orioles || 6–4 || Burnett (5–3) || Cabrera (3–5) || Accardo (4) || 17,852 || 20–24 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 45 || May 23 || @ Orioles || 5–2 || Trachsel (3–3) || McGowan (0–2) || Ray (11) || 16,938 || 20–25 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 46 || May 24 || @ Orioles || 5–4 (10) || Janssen (2–0) || Báez (0–4) || Accardo (5) || 15,182 || 21–25 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 47 || May 25 || @ Twins || 4–3 || Guerrier (1–1)|| Downs (1–1)|| Nathan (10) || 26,781 || 21–26 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 48 || May 26 || @ Twins || 9–8 (13) || Tallet (1–1) || Guerrier (1–2) || || 31,434 || 22–26 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 49 || May 27 || @ Twins || 4–2 || Silva (3–5) || Burnett (5–4) || Nathan (11) || 25,781 || 22–27 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 50 || May 28 || Yankees || 7–2 || McGowan (1–2) || DeSalvo (1–2) || || 28,791 || 23–27 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 51 || May 29 || Yankees || 3–2 || Accardo (1–0) || Pettitte (3–4) || || 30,116 || 24–27 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 52 || May 30 || Yankees || 10–5 || Clippard (2–1) || Litsch (1–2) || Rivera (4) || 29,187 || 24–28 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 53 || May 31 || White Sox || 2–0 || Halladay (5–2) || Buehrle (2–2) || Accardo (6) || 22,436 || 25–28 June: 14–13 (Home: 9–6; Away: 5–7) Toronto Blue Jays y |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 54 || June 1 || White Sox || 3–0 || Vázquez (3–3) || Burnett (5–5) || Jenks (15) || 20,051 || 25–29 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 55 || June 2 || White Sox || 9–3 || McGowan (2–2) || MacDougal (1–3) || Janssen (2) || 25,691 || 26–29 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 56 || June 3 || White Sox || 4–3 || Tallet (2–1) || Masset (1–2) || Accardo (7) || 30,886 || 27–29 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 57 || June 5 || Devil Rays || 12–11 || Towers (2–3) || Fossum (3–6) || || 19,063 || 28–29 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 58 || June 6 || Devil Rays || 6–2 || Kazmir (4–3) || Ohka (2–5) || || 16,663 || 28–30 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 59 || June 7 || Devil Rays || 5–3 || Glover (3–2) || Accardo (1–1) || Reyes (15) || 37,105 || 28–31 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 60 || June 8 || @ Dodgers || 4–3 (10)|| Seánez (3–1) || Accardo (1–2) || || 52,173 || 28–32 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 61 || June 9 || @ Dodgers || 1–0 || Marcum (3–2) || Lowe (6–6) || Janssen (3) || 51,057 || 29–32 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 62 || June 10 || @ Dodgers || 11–5 || Halladay (6–2) || Schmidt (1–3) || || 50,183 || 30–32 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 63 || June 11 || @ Giants || 4–3 || Morris (7–3) || Towers (2–4) || || 38,030 || 30–33 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 64 || June 12 || @ Giants || 3–2 || Lowry (6–5) || Burnett (5–6) || Hennessey (3) || 37,574 || 30–34 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 65 || June 13 || @ Giants || 7–4 || McGowan (3–2) || Lincecum (2–1) || Accardo (7) || 40,086 || 31–34 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 66 || June 15 || Nationals || 7–2 || Halladay (7–2) || Bacsik (1–4) || || 22,042 || 32–34 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 67 || June 16 || Nationals || 7–3 || Marcum (4–2) || Speigner (2–3) || || 26,342 || 33–34 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 68 || June 17 || Nationals || 4–2 || Bowie (4–2) || Towers (2–5) || Cordero (11) || 28,867 || 33–35 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 69 || June 19 || Dodgers || 10–1 || Penny (9–1) || McGowan (3–3) || || 22,763 || 33–36 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 70 || June 20 || Dodgers || 12–1 || Halladay (8–2) || Kuo (1–2) || || 24,413 || 34–36 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 71 || June 21 || Dodgers || 8–4 || Seánez (4–1) || Janssen (2–1) || || 25,265 || 34–37 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 72 || June 22 || Rockies || 9–8 (10) || Wolfe (1–0) || Fuentes (0–1) || || 27,369 || 35–37 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 73 || June 23 || Rockies || 11–6 || Wolfe (2–0) || Cook (4–5) || || 32,482 || 36–37 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 74 || June 24 || Rockies || 5–0 || McGowan (4–3) || Fogg (3–6) || || 33,910 || 37–37 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 75 || June 25 || @ Twins || 8–5 || Halladay (9–2) || Guerrier (1–3) || Accardo (9) || 24,240 || 38–37 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 76 || June 26 || @ Twins || 2–1 (12) || Rincón (3–1) || Tallet (2–2) || || 27,000 || 38–38 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 77 || June 27 || @ Twins || 5–4 || Towers (3–5) || Bonser (5–4) || Accardo (10) || 30,959 || 39–38 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 78 || June 28 || @ Twins || 8–5 || Silva (6–8) || Frasor (1–3) || Nathan (15) || 31,038 || 39–39 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 79 || June 29 || @ Mariners || 5–3 || Washburn (7–6) || McGowan (4–4) || Putz (23) || 41,862 || 39–40 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 80 || June 30 || @ Mariners || 8–3 || Batista (8–6) || Halladay (9–3) || || 36,102 || 39–41 July: 14–12 (Home: 7–2; Away: 7–10) Toronto Blue Jays y |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 81 || July 1 || @ Mariners || 2–1 || Putz (1–0) || Accardo (1–3) || || 38,778 || 39–42 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 82 || July 2 || @ Athletics || 11–7 || Towers (4–5) || DiNardo (3–5) || || 13,281 || 40–42 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 83 || July 3 || @ Athletics || 3–1 || Blanton (8–4) || Litsch (1–3) || || 35,077 || 40–43 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 84 || July 4 || @ Athletics || 10–3 || McGowan (5–4) || Kennedy (2–7) || || 26,566 || 41–43 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 85 || July 6 || Indians || 8–6 || Halladay (10–3) || Lee (5–5) || Accardo (11) || 28,526 || 42–43 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 86 || July 7 || Indians || 9–4 || Carmona (10–4) || Marcum (4–3) || || 25,744 || 42–44 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 87 || July 8 || Indians || 1–0 || Accardo (2–3) || Byrd (7–4) || || 28,239 || 43–44 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 88 || July 12 || @ Red Sox || 7–4 || Wakefield (10–8) || Halladay (10–4) || Papelbon (21) || 36,887 || 43–45 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 89 || July 13 || @ Red Sox || 6–5 || Marcum (5–3) || Snyder (1–2) || Accardo (12) || 36,908 || 44–45 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 90 || July 14 || @ Red Sox || 9–4 || Matsuzaka (11–6) || McGowan (5–5) || || 36,830 || 44–46 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 91 || July 15 || @ Red Sox || 2–1 || Litsch (2–3) || Beckett (12–3) || Accardo (13) || 36,301 || 45–46 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 92 || July 16 || @ Yankees || 6–4 || Proctor (2–5) || Towers (4–6) || Rivera (14) || 52,993 || 45–47 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 93 || July 17 || @ Yankees || 3–2 (10) || Vizcaíno (6–2) || Janssen (2–2) || || 51,961 || 45–48 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 94 || July 18 || @ Yankees || 6–2 || Myers (1–0) || Marcum (5–4) || Rivera (15) || 52,147 || 45–49 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 95 || July 19 || @ Yankees || 3–2 || McGowan (6–5) || Wang (10–5) || Accardo (14) || 53,857 || 46–49 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 96 || July 20 || Mariners || 4–2 || Batista (10–7) || Litsch (2–4) || Putz (29) || 27,079 || 46–50 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 97 || July 21 || Mariners || 1–0 || Towers (5–6) || Weaver (2–8) || Accardo (15) || 28,921 || 47–50 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 98 || July 22 || Mariners || 8–0 || Halladay (11–4) || Hernández (6–6) || || 29,083 || 48–50 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 99 || July 23 || Twins || 6–4 || Marcum (6–4) || Santana (11–8) || Accardo (16) || 26,091 || 49–50 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 100 || July 24 || Twins || 7–0 || McGowan (7–5) || Baker (4–4) || || 30,669 || 50–50 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 101 || July 25 || Twins || 13–1 || Litsch (3–4) || Silva (8–11) || || 37,342 || 51–50 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 102 || July 27 || @ White Sox || 4–3 || Garland (8–7) || Towers (5–7) || Jenks (29) || 34,590 || 51–51 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 103 || July 28 || @ White Sox || 2–0 || Buehrle (8–6) || Halladay (11–5) || Jenks (30) || 37,744 || 51–52 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 104 || July 29 || @ White Sox || 4–1 || Marcum (7–4) || Vázquez (8–6) || Accardo (17) || 36,571 || 52–52 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 105 || July 30 || @ Devil Rays || 5–4 (11) || Dohmann (1–0) || Wolfe (2–1) || || 8,807 || 52–53 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 106 || July 31 || @ Devil Rays || 2–0 || Litsch (4–4) || Jackson (2–11) || Accardo (18) || 10,569 || 53–53 August: 15–13 (Home: 9–7; Away: 6–6) Toronto Blue Jays y |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 107 || August 1 || @ Devil Rays || 6–2 || Glover (5–3) || Towers (5–8) || || 10,109 || 53–54 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 108 || August 3 || Rangers || 6–4 || Halladay (12–5) || Wright (3–4) || Accardo (19) || 23,777 || 54–54 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 109 || August 4 || Rangers || 9–5 || Marcum (8–4) || Eyre (3–4) || || 25,231 || 55–54 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 110 || August 5 || Rangers || 4–1 || McGowan (8–5) || McCarthy (5–8) || Accardo (20) || 29,593 || 56–54 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 111 || August 6 || Yankees || 5–4 || Pettitte (8–7) || Downs (1–2) || Rivera (18) || 42,714 || 56–55 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 112 || August 7 || Yankees || 9–2 || Clemens (4–5) || Towers (5–9) || || 38,078 || 56–56 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 113 || August 8 || Yankees || 15–4 || Halladay (13–5) || Wang (13–6) || || 40,811 || 57–56 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 114 || August 10 || @ Royals || 2–1 || Marcum (9–4) || Meche (7–10) || Accardo (21) || 21,276 || 58–56 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 115 || August 11 || @ Royals || 4–1 || Núñez (2–0) || McGowan (8–6) || Soria (13) || 25,934 || 58–57 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 116 || August 12 || @ Royals || 4–1 || Burnett (6–6)|| Bannister (8–7) || Accardo (22) || 18,381 || 59–57 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 117 || August 13 || @ Royals || 6–2 || Pérez (7–11) || Litsch (4–5) || || 14,845 || 59–58 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 118 || August 14 || Angels || 4–1 || Halladay (14–5) || Saunders (6–1) || || 31,978 || 60–58 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 119 || August 15 || Angels || 2–1 || Marcum (10–4) || Moseley (4–2) || Accardo (23) || 30,353 || 61–58 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 120 || August 16 || Angels || 4–3 || Escobar (13–6) || McGowan (8–7) || Rodríguez (30) || 27,861 || 61–59 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 121 || August 17 || Orioles || 5–2 || Burnett (7–6) || Olson (1–2) || Accardo (24) || 25,524 || 62–59 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 122 || August 18 || Orioles || 5–3 || Trachsel (6–7) || Litsch (4–6) || Báez (2) || 33,387 || 62–60 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 123 || August 19 || Orioles || 3–2 (10) || Downs (2–2) || Bradford (2–6) || || 38,132 || 63–60 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 124 || August 20 || Athletics || 6–4 || Blanton (11–8) || Marcum (10–5) || Street (11) || 27,193 || 63–61 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 125 || August 21 || Athletics || 6–4 || Haren (14–4) || Tallet (2–3) || Street (12) || 32,639 || 63–62 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 126 || August 22 || Athletics || 4–1 || Loaiza (1–0) || Burnett (7–7) || Embree (16) || 31,145 || 63–63 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 127 || August 23 || @ Angels || 5–4 || Litsch (5–6) || Santana (5–12) || Accardo (25) || 41,009 || 64–63 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 128 || August 24 || @ Angels || 3–0 || Weaver (9–6) || Halladay (14–6) || Rodríguez (32) || 41,131 || 64–64 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 129 || August 25 || @ Angels || 9–2 || Marcum (11–5) || Saunders (7–2) || || 41,631 || 65–64 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 130 || August 26 || @ Angels || 3–1 || Escobar (15–6) || McGowan (8–8) || Rodríguez (33) || 40,565 || 65–65 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 131 || August 27 || @ Athletics || 6–2 (12) || Accardo (3–3) || Embree (1–2) || || 18,092 || 66–65 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 132 || August 28 || @ Athletics || 5–4 || Wolfe (3–1) || Brown (2–1) || Janssen (4) || 20,542 || 67–65 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 133 || August 29 || @ Athletics || 5–4 (11) || Lugo (5–0) || Frasor (1–4) || || 16,015 || 67–66 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 134 || August 31 || Mariners || 7–5 || Marcum (12–5) || Washburn (9–12) || Accardo (26) || 34,518 || 68–66 September: 17–13 (Home: 9–5; Away: 8–8) Toronto Blue Jays y |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 135 || September 1 || Mariners || 2–1 || McGowan (9–8) || Green (5–2) || Accardo (27) || 30,672 || 69–66 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 136 || September 2 || Mariners || 6–4 || Burnett (8–7) || Weaver (6–11) || Janssen (5) || 32,166 || 70–66 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 137 || September 3 || @ Red Sox || 13–10 || Matsuzaka (14–11) || Litsch (5–7) || Papelbon (32) || 36,639 || 70–67 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 138 || September 4 || @ Red Sox || 5–3 || Beckett (17–6) || Halladay (14–7) || Papelbon (33) || 36,839 || 70–68 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 139 || September 5 || @ Red Sox || 6–4 || Accardo (4–3) || Okajima (3–2) || || 37,106 || 71–68 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 140 || September 7 || @ Devil Rays || 7–2 || McGowan (10–8) || Jackson (4–14) || || 18,617 || 72–68 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 141 || September 8 || @ Devil Rays || 5–4 || Reyes (2–2) || Accardo (4–4)|| || 19,822 || 72–69 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 142 || September 9 || @ Devil Rays || 3–2 || Shields (10–8) || Litsch (5–8) || Reyes (23) || 20,556 || 72–70 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 143 || September 10 || @ Tigers || 5–4 || Bazardo (1–1) || Janssen (2–3) || || 35,689 || 72–71 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 144 || September 11 || Yankees || 9–2 || Hughes (3–3) || Marcum (12–6) || || 30,472 || 72–72 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 145 || September 12 || Yankees || 4–1 || Mussina (9–10) || McGowan (10–9) || Rivera (26) || 27,082 || 72–73 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 146 || September 13 || Yankees || 2–1 || Downs (3–2) || Britton (0–1) || || 32,632 || 73–73 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 147 || September 14 || Orioles || 6–2 || Burres (6–5) || Litsch (5–9) || || 31,106 || 73–74 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 148 || September 15 || Orioles || 8–3 || Halladay (15–7) || Birkins (1–2) || || 37,441 || 74–74 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 149 || September 16 || Orioles || 8–6 (12) || Bell (4–3) || Frasor (1–5) || Cabrera (1)|| 38,934 || 74–75 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 150 || September 17 || Red Sox || 6–1 || McGowan (11–9) || Wakefield (16–11) || || 29,316 || 75–75 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 151 || September 18 || Red Sox || 4–3 || Burnett (9–7) || Gagné (3–2) || Downs (1) || 32,390 || 76–75 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 152 || September 19 || Red Sox || 6–1 || Litsch (6–9) || Buchholz (3–1) || Accardo (28) || 34,927 || 77–75 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 153 || September 21 || @ Yankees || 5–4 (14) || Kennedy (4–9) || Bruney (3–2) || Frasor (3) || 54,151 || 78–75 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 154 || September 22 || @ Yankees || 12–11 (10) || Karstens (1–3) || Towers (5–10) || || 54,887 || 78–76 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 155 || September 23 || @ Yankees || 7–5 || Mussina (11–10) || McGowan (11–10) || Chamberlain (1) || 54,983 || 78–77 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 156 || September 24 || @ Yankees || 4–1 || Litsch (7–9) || Pettitte (14–9) || Janssen (6) || 53,261 || 79–77 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 157 || September 25 || @ Orioles || 11–4 || Burnett (10–7) || Burres (6–7) || || 15,867 || 80–77 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 158 || September 26 || @ Orioles || 8–5 || Halladay (16–7) || Zambrano (0–3) || Accardo (29) || 15,424 || 81–77 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 159 || September 27 || @ Orioles || 8–5 || Hoey (3–4) || Tallet (2–4) || Walker (7) || 15,817 || 81–78 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 160 || September 28 || Devil Rays || 5–4 || McGowan (12–10) || Sonnanstine (6–10) || Accardo (30) || 34,670 || 82–78 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 161 || September 29 || Devil Rays || 5–3 || Downs (4–2) || Wheeler (1–9) || || 37,681 || 83–78 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 162 || September 30 || Devil Rays || 8–5 || Hammel (3–5) || Burnett (10–8) || Reyes (26) || 44,156 || 83–79 Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; R = Runs; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI R SB Russ Adams 27 60 14 .233 2 12 14 2 Howie Clark 31 49 10 .204 0 2 6 1 Royce Clayton 69 189 48 .254 1 12 23 2 Sal Fasano 16 45 8 .178 1 4 5 0 Troy Glaus 115 385 101 .262 20 62 60 0 John-Ford Griffin 6 10 3 .300 1 3 4 0 Aaron Hill 160 608 177 .291 17 78 87 4 Joe Inglett 2 5 3 .600 0 2 0 1 Reed Johnson 79 275 65 .236 2 14 31 4 Adam Lind 89 290 69 .238 11 46 34 1 Hector Luna 22 42 7 .167 1 4 5 2 John McDonald 123 327 82 .251 1 31 32 7 Ray Olmedo 27 51 11 .216 0 1 6 0 Lyle Overbay 122 425 102 .240 10 44 49 2 Jason Phillips 55 144 30 .208 1 12 11 0 Alex Ríos 161 643 191 .297 24 85 114 17 Ryan Roberts 8 13 1 .077 0 0 2 0 Jason Smith 27 52 11 .212 0 4 7 0 Matt Stairs 125 357 103 .289 21 64 58 2 Curtis Thigpen 47 101 24 .238 0 11 13 2 Frank Thomas 155 531 147 .277 26 95 63 0 Vernon Wells 149 584 143 .245 16 80 85 10 Gregg Zaun 110 331 80 .242 10 52 43 0Pitcher totals162194.2110110Team totals16255361434.25916571975357 As of September 30, 2007 Pitching Starting and other pitchers Note: GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts Player GS IP W L ERA BB SO Josh Banks 1 7.1 0 0 7.36 2 2 A. J. Burnett 25 165.2 10 8 3.75 66 176 Gustavo Chacín 5 27.1 2 1 5.60 7 11 Roy Halladay 31 225.1 16 7 3.71 48 139 Jesse Litsch 20 111.0 7 9 3.81 36 50 Shaun Marcum (1 HLD) 25 159.0 12 6 4.13 49 122 Dustin McGowan 27 169.2 12 10 4.08 61 144 Tomo Ohka 10 56.0 2 5 5.79 22 21 Ty Taubenheim 1 5.0 0 0 9.00 4 4 Josh Towers 15 107.0 5 10 5.38 22 76 Víctor Zambrano 2 10.2 0 2 10.97 11 5 As of September 30, 2007 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; HLD = Holds; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV HLD ERA BB SO Jeremy Accardo 64 67.1 4 4 30 2 2.14 24 57 Jordan De Jong 6 9.0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5 7 Scott Downs 81 58.0 4 2 1 24 2.17 24 57 Jason Frasor 51 57.0 1 5 3 4 4.58 23 59 Lee Gronkiewicz 1 4.0 0 0 0 0 2.25 2 2 Casey Janssen 70 72.2 2 3 6 24 2.35 20 39 Joe Kennedy 9 7.0 1 0 0 2 5.14 5 8 Brandon League 14 11.2 0 0 0 0 6.17 7 7 B. J. Ryan 5 4.1 0 2 3 0 12.46 4 3 Brian Tallet 48 62.1 2 4 0 1 3.47 28 54 Jamie Vermilyea 2 6.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 Brian Wolfe 38 45.1 3 1 0 6 2.98 9 22Team Pitching Totals1621448.2837944644.004791067 As of September 30, 2007 Draft This is a partial list. For the full draft, see here. Players selected Round Pick Player Nationality School 1 16 (for Frank Catalanotto) Kevin Ahrens (SS) United States Memorial High School 1 21 J. P. Arencibia (C) United States Tennessee C-A 38 (for Justin Speier) Brett Cecil (LHP) United States Maryland-College Park C-A 45 (for Frank Catalanotto) Justin Jackson (SS) United States T.C. Roberson High School C-A 56 (for Ted Lilly) Trystan Magnuson (RHP) Canada Louisville 2 85 John Tolisano (2B) United States Estero High School 2 88 (for Justin Speier) Eric Eiland (CF) United States Lamar High School 3 115 Alan Farina (RHP) United States Clemson 4 145 Brad Mills (LHP) United States Arizona 5 175 Marc Rzepczynski (LHP) United States UC-Riverside Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Doug Davis AA New Hampshire Fisher Cats Eastern League Bill Masse A Dunedin Blue Jays Florida State League Omar Malavé A Lansing Lugnuts Midwest League Gary Cathcart A-Short Season Auburn Doubledays New York–Penn League Dennis Holmberg Rookie GCL Blue Jays Gulf Coast League Clayton McCullough LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Auburn References Game logs: 1st half: Toronto Blue Jays Game Log on ESPN.com 2nd half: Toronto Blue Jays Game Log on ESPN.com Batting statistics: Toronto Blue Jays stats on ESPN.com Pitching statistics: Toronto Blue Jays pitching stats on ESPN.com External links 2007 Toronto Blue Jays team page at Baseball Reference 2007 Toronto Blue Jays team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Toronto Blue Jays seasons Toronto Blue Jays season Category:2007 in Toronto Category:2007 in sports in Ontario