2007 Washington Nationals season

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2007  Washington Nationals
League National League
Division East
Ballpark Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
CityWashington, D.C.
Owners Lerner Enterprises
General managers Jim Bowden
Managers Manny Acta
Television MASN
WDCA (My 20)
Bob Carpenter, Ray Knight, Don Sutton, Johnny Holliday
Radio WTWP/WWWT
Charlie Slowes, Dave Jageler
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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.

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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. [1] [2] 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. [3]

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. [4]

Advertising and marketing

The 2007 season saw the Nationals′ first strategic marketing campaign since Lerner Enterprises purchased the team. It emphasized the upcoming opening of Nationals Park planned for 2008. The marketing slogan for the 2007 season was "Pledge Your Allegiance," [5] a reference to the Pledge of Allegiance of the United States encouraging Nationals fans to show their loyalty to the team.

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. [6]

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. [7]

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." [8]

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. [9]

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. [10] [11]

Season standings

National League East

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 8973.549—47‍–‍3442‍–‍39
New York Mets 8874.543141‍–‍4047‍–‍34
Atlanta Braves 8478.519544‍–‍3740‍–‍41
Washington Nationals 7389.4511640‍–‍4133‍–‍48
Florida Marlins 7191.4381836‍–‍4535‍–‍46

Record vs. opponents

2007 National League record

Source:
TeamAZATLCHCCINCOLFLAHOULADMILNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLWSHAL
Arizona —4–24–22–48–106–15–28–102–53–45–15–410–810–84–36–18–7
Atlanta 2–4—5–41–64–210–83–34–35–29–99–95–15–24–33–411–74–11
Chicago 2–44–5—9–95–20–68–72–59–62–53–48–73–55–211–56–18–4
Cincinnati 4–26–19–9—2–44–34–112–48–72–52–49–72–44–36–91–67-11
Colorado 10–82–42–54–2—3–33–412–64–24–24–34–311–810–83–44–310–8
Florida 1–68–106–03–43–3—2–34–32–57–119–93–43–41–62–48–109–9
Houston 2–53–37–811–44–33-2—4–35–132–53–35–104–32–47–92–59–9
Los Angeles 10–83–45–24–26–123–43–4—3–35–54–25–28–1010–83–35–15–10
Milwaukee 5–22–56–97–82–45–213–53–3—2–43–410–62–54–57–84–28–7
New York 4–39–95–25–22–411–75–25–54–2—6–124–22–44–25–29–98–7
Philadelphia 1-59–94–34–23–49–93–32–44–312–6—4–24–34–46–312–68–7
Pittsburgh 4–51–57–87–93–44–310–52–56–102–42–4—1–64–26–124–25–10
San Diego 8–102–55–34–28–114–33–410–85–24–23–46–1—14–43–44–26–9
San Francisco 8–103–42–53–48–106–14–28–105–42–44–42–44–14—4–13–45–10
St. Louis 3–44–35–119–64–34-29–73–38–72–53–612–64–31–4—1–56–9
Washington 1–67–111–66–13–410-85–21–52–49–96–122–42–44–35–1—9–9
Nationals vs. American League
TeamAL EastAL Central
BALTORCLEDETMIN
Washington4–22-10-32-11-2

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Felipe López Second baseman
Cristian Guzmán Shortstop
Ryan Zimmerman Third baseman
Austin Kearns Right fielder
Dmitri Young First baseman
Brian Schneider Catcher
Ryan Church Left fielder
Nook Logan Center fielder
John Patterson Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

Draft

The 2007 Major League Baseball First-Year Player 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). [20]

Roster

2007 Washington Nationals
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

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. [21]

Game log

2007 Game Log
April (9-17)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 2 Marlins 9 – 2 Willis (1-0) Patterson (0-1)40,3890-1
2April 3 Marlins 9 – 3 Olsen (1-0) Hill (0-1)20,8940-2
3April 4 Marlins 7 – 6 Rauch (1-0) Julio (0-1)18,8351-2
4April 5 D-backs 4 – 3 González (1-0) Bergmann (0-1) Valverde (2)16,0171-3
5April 6 D-backs 7 – 1 Owings (1-0) Williams (0-1)19,2341-4
6April 7 D-backs 7 – 1 Webb (1-0) Patterson (0-2)16,6171-5
7April 8 D-backs 3 – 1 Hernández (1-0) Hill (0-2) Valverde (3)17,2441-6
8April 10@ Braves 8 – 0 Hudson (1-0) Chico (0-1)18,3961-7
9April 11@ Braves 8 – 3 James (2-0) Williams (0-2)15,6311-8
10April 12@ Braves 2 – 0 Colomé (1-0) Smoltz (1-1) Cordero (1)23,8972-8
11April 13@ Mets 3 – 2 Heilman (1-1) R. Wagner (0-1) B. Wagner (3)47,3112-9
12April 14@ Mets 6 – 2 Hill (1-2) Hernández (1-1)53,5603-9
--April 15@ Mets Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for July 28 as part of a doubleheader3-9
13April 16 Braves 5 – 1 Chico (1-1) James (2-1)16,3164-9
14April 17 Braves 6 – 4 Smoltz (2-1) Williams (0-3) Wickman (4)17,7914-10
15April 18 Phillies 5 – 4 (13) Speigner (1-0) Rosario (0-1)18,5845-10
16April 19 Phillies 4 – 2 Moyer (2-1) Patterson (0-3) Gordon (3)18,6715-11
17April 20@ Marlins 6 – 5 (14) Colomé (2-0) Gardner (0-1) Rivera (1)16,4696-11
18April 21@ Marlins 9 – 3 Sánchez (2-0) Chico (1-2)24,1076-12
19April 22@ Marlins 12 – 6 Obermueller (1-0) Williams (0-4) Gregg (1)18,4436-13
20April 24@ Phillies 6 – 3 Alfonseca (1-0) Bowie (0-1) Gordon (4)24,7456-14
21April 25@ Phillies 9 – 3 Lieber (1-0) Patterson (0-4)23,5266-15
22April 26@ Phillies 4 – 2 Hill (2-2) Hamels (2-1) Cordero (2)26,5727-15
23April 27 Mets 4 – 3 Chico (2-2) Pérez (2-2) Cordero (3)21,6628-15
24April 28 Mets 6 – 2 (12) Sele (1-0) Rivera (0-1)29,2928-16
25April 29 Mets 1 – 0 Maine (4-0) Bergmann (0-2) B. Wagner (4)27,3618-17
26April 30@ Padres 3 – 2 Patterson (1-4) Peavy (3-1) Cordero (4)19,7699-17
May (13-15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
27May 1@ Padres 3 – 0 Young (3-2) Hill (2-3) Hoffman (6)19,4389-18
28May 2@ Padres 7 – 3 Brocail (2-0) Chico (2-3)22,1539-19
29May 4@ Cubs 6 – 4 Zambrano (3-2) Bergmann (0-3) Dempster (6)39,4449-20
30May 5@ Cubs 5 – 3 R. Hill (4-1) Patterson (1-5) Dempster (7)40,2679-21
31May 6@ Cubs 4 – 3 (10) Dempster (1-1) Wagner (0-2)40,4819-22
32May 7@ Brewers 3 – 0 Capuano (5-0) Chico (2-4) F. Cordero (13)17,7519-23
33May 8@ Brewers 6 – 4 Bush (3-3) Simontacchi (0-1) F. Cordero (14)19,3989-24
34May 9@ Brewers 3 – 1 Turnbow (1-0) Bowie (0-2) F. Cordero (15)24,6589-25
35May 11 Marlins 6 – 0 Hill (3-3) Olsen (3-3)23,00610-25
36May 12 Marlins 7 – 3 Rauch (2-0) Tankersley (2-1)19,27811-25
37May 13 Marlins 6 – 4 Simontacchi (1-1) Obermueller (1-2) Rauch (1)20,48612-25
38May 14 Braves 2 – 1 Bergmann (1-3) Smoltz (5-2) Colomé (1)18,82913-25
39May 15 Braves 6 – 2 Hudson (5-1) Williams (0-5)21,25813-26
40May 16 Braves 6 – 4 Traber (1-0) Davies (1-2) Rauch (2)20,32914-26
41May 17 Braves 4 – 3 Chico (3-4) Paronto (2-1) Rauch (3)24,63115-26
42May 18 Orioles 5 – 4 Trachsel (2-3) Simontacchi (1-2) Ray (9)22,37515-27
43May 19 Orioles 3 – 2 (11) Parrish (2-0) Abreu (0-1) Ray (10)30,66115-28
44May 20 Orioles 4 – 3 Colomé (3-0) Báez (0-3) Cordero (5)29,28116-28
45May 21@ Reds 8 – 7 Coutlangus (2-0) Rauch (2-1) Weathers (9)15,27116-29
46May 22@ Reds 8 – 4 Colomé (4-0) Coutlangus (2-1)16,73217-29
47May 23@ Reds 12 – 7 Simontacchi (2-2) Lohse (1-6)31,97118-29
48May 24@ Reds 4 – 3 Bacsik (1-0) Belisle (4-4) Cordero (6)19,54119-29
49May 25@ Cardinals 5 – 4 Bowie (1-2) Reyes (0-8) Cordero (7)43,61820-29
50May 26@ Cardinals 8 – 6 Thompson (3-1) Speigner (1-1) Isringhausen (13)44,27020-30
51May 27@ Cardinals 7 – 2 Rivera (1-1) Wainwright (4-4)44,57821-30
52May 29 Dodgers 10 – 0 Penny (7-1) Simontacchi (2-3)18,48321-31
53May 30 Dodgers 5 – 0 Lowe (5-5) Bacsik (1-1)22,36021-32
54May 31 Dodgers 11 – 4 Bowie (2-2) Hendrickson (2-3)20,98222-32
June (10-16)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
55June 1 Padres 4 – 3 (10) Rauch (3-1) Meredith (2-3)22,35423-32
56June 2 Padres 11 – 3 Germano (4-0) Speigner (1-2)21,63523-33
57June 3 Padres 7 – 3 Wells (3-3) Simontacchi (2-4)26,96723-34
58June 5 Pirates 7 – 6 Chacón (2-0) Bacsik (1-2) Capps (2)19,16923-35
59June 6 Pirates 6 – 5 Cordero (1-0) Torres (0-3)24,75524-35
60June 7 Pirates 3 – 2 Capps (3-2) Cordero (1-1)25,62224-36
61June 8@ Twins 8 – 5 Simontacchi (3-4) Silva (3-7) Rivera (2)25,14425-36
62June 9@ Twins 3 – 1 Speigner (2-2) Santana (6-6) Cordero (8)39,74226-36
63June 10@ Twins 6 – 3 Bonser (5-2) Bacsik (1-3) Nathan (14)31,03526-37
64June 12@ Orioles 7 – 4 Bowie (3-2) Cabrera (5-7) Cordero (9)21,15127-37
65June 13@ Orioles 9 – 6 (11) Traber (2-0) Ray (3-5) Rivera (3)21,78228-37
66June 14@ Orioles 3 – 1 Simontacchi (4-4) Bradford (0-3) Cordero (10)20,77029-37
67June 15@ Blue Jays 7 – 2 Halladay (7-2) Bacsik (1-4)22,04229-38
68June 16@ Blue Jays 7 – 3 Marcum (4-2) Speigner (2-3)26,34229-39
69June 17@ Blue Jays 4 – 2 Bowie (4-2) Towers (6-6) Cordero (11)28,86730-39
70June 18 Tigers 9 – 8 Maroth (5-2) Chico (3-5)22,56230-40
71June 19 Tigers 15 – 1 Durbin (6-3) Simontacchi (4-5)22,22730-41
72June 20 Tigers 8 – 4 Bonderman (8-0) Rivera (1-2)26,63730-42
73June 22 Indians 4 – 1 Rivera (2-2) Carmona (8-3) Cordero (12)24,53431-42
74June 23 Indians 4 – 3 Mastny (5-2) Cordero (1-2) Borowski (21)32,53931-43
75June 24 Indians 3 – 1 Simontacchi (5-5) Westbrook (1-3) Cordero (13)26,41332-43
76June 25@ Braves 4 – 1 Hudson (7-5) Bergmann (1-4) Wickman (13)25,37532-44
77June 26@ Braves 6 – 2 Carlyle (2-2) Bacsik (1-5) Wickman (14)22,50832-45
78June 27@ Braves 13 – 0 Smoltz (9-4) Bowie (4-3)29,14432-46
79June 29@ Pirates 3 – 2 Capps (4-4) Rauch (3-2)32,36132-47
80June 30@ Pirates 7 – 2 Gorzelanny (8-4) Bergmann (1-5)26,95932-48
July (14-12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
81July 1@ Pirates 3 – 2 Bacsik (2-5) Maholm (4-11) Cordero (14)19,14933-48
82July 2 Cubs 7 – 2 Lilly (7-4) Simontacchi (5-6)24,01533-49
83July 3 Cubs 3 – 1 Zambrano (10-6) Redding (0-1) Howry (3)30,10633-50
84July 4 Cubs 6 – 0 Chico (4-5) Hill (5-6)39,20734-50
85July 5 Cubs 4 – 2 Ohman (1-4) Ayala (0-1) Howry (4)22,59434-51
86July 6 Brewers 6 – 2 Bush (7-7) Bacsik (2-6)18,96134-52
87July 7 Brewers 5 – 4 Simontacchi (6-6) Suppan (8-8) C. Cordero (15)24,77435-52
88July 8 Brewers 7 – 2 Redding (1-1) Capuano (5-6)20,63736-52
All–Star Break (July 9–11)
89July 13@ Marlins 14 – 10 Rivera (3-2) Willis (7-8)11,43837-52
90July 14@ Marlins 5 – 2 Mitre (4-4) Chico (4-6) Gregg (19)21,01237-53
91July 15@ Marlins 5 – 3 Olsen (7-7) Simontacchi (6-7) Gregg (20)12,11937-54
92July 16 Astros 4 – 3 Rivera (4-2) Williams (4-11) Cordero (16)22,39238-54
93July 17 Astros 4 – 2 Sampson (7-6) Redding (1-2) Lidge (1)22,36238-55
94July 18 Astros 7 – 6 Bergmann (2-5) Jennings (1-6) Cordero (17)27,11939-55
95July 19 Rockies 5 – 4 (10) Rauch (4-2) Hawkins (1-5)20,57340-55
96July 20 Rockies 3 – 1 Cook (6-6) Traber (2-1) Corpas (4)27,58140-56
97July 21 Rockies 3 – 0 Bacsik (3-6) R. López (5-3) Cordero (18)31,67441-56
98July 22 Rockies 3 – 0 Rauch (5-2) Julio (0-3) Cordero (19)21,79342-56
99July 24@ Phillies 4 – 3 Madson (2-2) Ayala (0-2) Alfonseca (8)40,11042-57
100July 25@ Phillies 7 – 5 (14) Condrey (4-0) Booker (0-1)44,93142-58
101July 26@ Phillies 7 – 6 Rauch (6-2) Mesa (1-3) Cordero (20)43,41343-58
102July 27@ Mets 6 – 2 Bacsik (4-6) Sosa (7-6)51,17944-58
103July 28 (1)@ Mets 3 – 1 Hernández (7-4) Rivera (4-3) Wagner (24)51,94744-59
104July 28 (2)@ Mets 6 – 5 Rauch (7-2) Feliciano (2-2) Cordero (21)46,26545-59
105July 29@ Mets 5 – 0 (5) Maine (12-5) Traber (2-2)47,26445-60
106July 31 Reds 6 – 3 Chico (5-6) Livingston (2-2) Cordero (22)20,16546-60
August (12-17)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
107August 1 Reds 7 – 2 Lannan (1-0) Arroyo (4-12)28,94447-60
108August 2 Reds 7 – 3 Bacsik (5-6) Dumatrait (0-1)26,22348-60
109August 3 Cardinals 3 – 2 Cordero (2-2) Franklin (4-1)27,99249-60
110August 4 Cardinals 12 – 1 Hanrahan (1-0) Piñeiro (1-2)29,25250-60
111August 5 Cardinals 6 – 3 King (1-0) Franklin (4-2) Cordero (23)33,51751-60
112August 6@ Giants 3 – 2 (11) Hennessey (2-3) King (1-1)43,05251-61
113August 7@ Giants 8 – 6 Schroder (1-0) Correia (1-6) Cordero (24)43,15452-61
114August 8@ Giants 5 – 0 Cain (4-12) Redding (1-3)42,99152-62
115August 9@ Giants 3 – 1 Hanrahan (2-0) Misch (0-2) Cordero (25)41,55553-62
116August 10@ D-backs 11 – 4 Hernández (8-7) Rivera (4-4)31,11053-63
117August 11@ D-backs 1 – 0 Webb (12-8) Lannan (1-1)32,12153-64
118August 12@ D-backs 7 – 6 Rauch (8-2) Valverde (1-4) Cordero (26)29,83954-64
119August 14 Phillies 3 – 2 Alfonseca (4-1) Rauch (8-3) Myers (10)27,12854-65
120August 15 Phillies 4 – 2 Redding (2-3) Kendrick (5-3) Cordero (27)25,57555-65
121August 16 Phillies 4 – 2 Hamels (14-5) Hanrahan (2-1) Myers (11)27,30855-66
122August 17 Mets 6 – 2 Glavine (11-6) Chico (5-7)23,63655-67
123August 18 Mets 7 – 4 Pérez (11-8) Lannan (1-2) Wagner (29)35,15755-68
124August 19 Mets 8 – 2 Hernández (8-4) Rauch (8-4)29,09255-69
125August 20@ Astros 7 – 0 Redding (3-3) Jennings (2-9)30,37456-69
126August 21@ Astros 11 – 6 Hanrahan (3-1) Rodríguez (7-12)34,07357-69
127August 22@ Astros 3 – 2 Williams (8-12) Bacsik (5-7) Lidge (12)32,02357-70
128August 23@ Astros 7 – 6 Lannan (2-2) Gutiérrez (0-1) Cordero (28)36,40758-70
129August 24@ Rockies 6 – 5 Fuentes (1-5) Cordero (2-3)25,23258-71
130August 25@ Rockies 5 – 1 U. Jiménez (3-2) Redding (3-4)27,17958-72
131August 26@ Rockies 10 – 5 Dessens (2-1) Hanrahan (3-2)24,08658-73
132August 27@ Dodgers 5 – 4 Lowe (11-11) Bacsik (5-8) Saito (35)46,94458-74
133August 28@ Dodgers 4 – 3 Billingsley (9-4) Schroder (1-1) Saito (36)49,69858-75
134August 29@ Dodgers 10 – 9 (12) Proctor (5-5) Rivera (4-5)41,91358-76
135August 31 Giants 3 – 2 Correia (3-6) Redding (3-5) Hennessey (17)25,16958-77
September (15-12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
136September 1 Giants 4 – 1 Hanrahan (4-2) Sánchez (1-3) Cordero (29)30,22159-77
137September 2 Giants 2 – 1 Cordero (3-3) Wilson (1-1)27,31060-77
138September 3 Marlins 6 – 3 Bergmann (3-5) VandenHurk (4-5) Cordero (30)27,59261-77
139September 4 Marlins 4 – 3 Schroder (2-1) Gregg (0-5)15,61162-77
140September 5 Marlins 6 – 4 Ayala (1-2) Lindstrom (2-4) Cordero (31)19,22263-77
141September 7@ Braves 7 – 1 Smoltz (13-7) Hanrahan (4-2)31,11663-78
142September 8@ Braves 9 – 2 James (10-10) Chico (5-8)36,94063-79
143September 9@ Braves 7 – 4 Bergmann (4-5) Cormier (2-5) Cordero (32)31,58264-79
144September 10@ Marlins 5 – 4 Hill (4-3) Olsen (9-13) Cordero (33)12,34565-79
145September 11@ Marlins 13 – 8 Lindstrom (3-4) Schroder (2-2)11,07865-80
146September 12@ Marlins 5 – 4 (12) Barone (1-2) Rivera (4-6)10,12165-81
147September 14 Braves 8 – 5 (13) Ascanio (1-1) Colomé (4-1)18,56865-82
148September 15 Braves 7 – 4 Bergmann (5-5) Cormier (2-6) Cordero (34)26,86666-82
149September 16 Braves 3 – 0 Hudson (16-8) Hill (4-4)23,93566-83
150September 17 Mets 12 – 4 Albaladejo (1-0) Sele (3-2)18,67867-83
151September 18 Mets 9 – 8 Colomé (5-1) Maine (14-10) Cordero (35)19,96668-83
152September 19 Mets 8 – 4 Pelfrey (3-7) Chico (5-9)20,55868-84
153September 20 Phillies 7 – 6 Romero (2-2) Albaladejo (1-1) Myers (18)19,96668-85
154September 21 Phillies 6 – 3 Eaton (10-9) Hill (4-5) Myers (19)26,94968-86
155September 22 Phillies 4 – 1 (10) Myers (5-7) Schroder (2-3) Condrey (2)26,41268-87
156September 23 Phillies 5 – 3 Ayala (2-2) Alfonseca (5-2) Cordero (36)40,51969-87
157September 24@ Mets 13 – 4 Chico (6-9) Pelfrey (3-8)49,16470-87
158September 25@ Mets 10 – 9 Bergmann (6-5) Glavine (13-7) Rauch (4)49,24471-87
159September 26@ Mets 9 – 6 Hanrahan (5-3) Smith (3-2) Ayala (1)51,94072-87
160September 28@ Phillies 6 – 0 Hamels (15-5) Redding (3-6)45,08472-88
161September 29@ Phillies 4 – 2 Chico (7-9) Eaton (10-10) Cordero (37)44,53273-88
162September 30@ Phillies 6 – 1 Moyer (14-12) Bergmann (6-6)44,86573-89

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.

PosPlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGSB
C Brian Schneider 1294083396211654.2350
1B Dmitri Young 136460571473811374.3200
2B Ronnie Belliard 147511571483511158.2903
SS Felipe López 15460370148256950.24524
3B Ryan Zimmerman 162653991744352491.2664
LF Ryan Church 144470571284311570.2723
CF Nook Logan 1183253986184021.26523
RF Austin Kearns 161587841563511674.2662
RF Robert Fick 118197244661216.2340
C Jesus Flores 79180214490425.2440
SS Christian Guzmán 46174315766214.3282
CF Ryan Langerhans 103162243262622.1983
LF Wily Mo Peña 37133243940822.2932
IF D'Angelo Jiménez 73102142570210.2452
1B Tony Batista 80101102630216.2570
LF Chris Snelling 24496101117.2040
UT Kory Casto 1654172003.1300
OF Michael Restovich 1528041001.1430
OF Justin Maxwell 1526570025.2690
SS Josh Wilson 1519310000.0530
OF Brandon Watson 518251002.2781
P Matt Chico 3148180003.1670
P Jason Bergmann 2237250000.1350
P Shawn Hill 1626220000.0770
P Mike Bacsik 2929131001.1030
P Tim Redding 1528121002.0710
P Jason Simontacchi 1319110000.0530
P Joel Hanrahan 1214342103.2860
P John Lannan 613121001.1540
P Micah Bowie 3011010001.0910
P John Patterson 710000000.0000
P Jerome Williams 67010000.1430
P Levale Speigner 194000000.0000
P Billy Traber 284000000.0000
P Jon Rauch 883000000.0000
P Saúl Rivera 851000000.0000
P Winston Abreu 262000000.0000
P Chris Schroder 372000000.0000
P Chad Cordero 761000000.0000
P Jesús Colomé 611000000.0000
P Chris Booker 30000000–0
P Ross Detwiler 10000000–0
P Arnie Muñoz 130000000–0
P Jonathan Albaladejo 140000000–0
P Ryan Wagner 140000000–0
P Luis Ayala 440000000–0
P Ray King 550000000–0
Team Totals1625520673141530931123646.25669

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.

PosPlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBK
SP Matt Chico 794.6331310167.018396867494
SP Mike Bacsik 585.1129200118.014173672945
SP Jason Bergmann 664.4521210115.19959574286
SP Shawn Hill 453.421616097.18642372565
SP Tim Redding 363.641515084.08435343847
SP Jason Simontacchi 676.371313070.29553502342
CL Chad Cordero 333.367603775.07531282962
RP Saúl Rivera 463.68850393.08839384264
RP Jon Rauch 843.61880487.17537352171
RP Jesús Colomé 513.82610166.06430282743
RP Ray King 114.54550033.23117171818
Micah Bowie 434.55308057.15530292742
Joel Hanrahan 536.001211051.05935343843
Chris Schroder 233.18370045.13619161543
Luis Ayala 223.19440142.14316151228
Levale Speigner 238.78196040.05839392319
Billy Traber 224.76282039.25022211327
John Lannan 224.1566034.23617161710
John Patterson 157.4777031.13926262215
Winston Abreu 015.93260030.1372120926
Jerome Williams 057.2066030.03426241815
Ryan Wagner 025.74140015.220111089
Jonathan Albaladejo 111.88140014.1733212
Arnie Muñoz 006.7513005.164473
Chris Booker 0118.003001.012211
Ross Detwiler 000.001001.000001
Team Totals73894.58162162461446.21502783736580931

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

StatPlayerTotal
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

Annual awards

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. [22] as well as the first to not score during the first three innings of each of their first ten games. [23]

The 2007 Nationals also set the National League record for not scoring a run in the first inning of their first 22 games. [24]

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. [25]

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
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

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1st Half: Washington Nationals Game Log on ESPN.com
2nd Half: Washington Nationals Game Log on ESPN.com
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