WINTER 2007 OFF SEASON: The L.A. Dodgers signed
.300 Hitter, Juan Pierre; and Slugger, Luis Gonzalez.
PRE SEASON:
MARCH 3rd, 2007: The Dodgers came behind in the Top of
the 9th Inning to beat the New York Mets 5 to 2 in Vero Beach, FL.
MARCH 5th, 2007: The L.A. Dodgers beat the Boston Red
Sox 2 to 1 in an Interleague Pre Season Game.
MARCH 9th, 2007: The Dodgers unloaded 15 hits as they
defeat The Twins in a Spring Exhibition Game 10 to 9.
MARCH 10th, 2007: The Dodgers reeled in The Marlins in
an Spring Exhibition Game 5 to 2.
MARCH 11th, 2007: The Dodgers 2007 Pre Season Hot Streak
continued as they defeated The Washington Nationals by a score of 10 to 9. Kent blasted a Pre Season Homer.
MARCH 12th, 2007: The Dodgers beat The Baltimore Orioles
in an exhibition game by a score of 6 tp 4.
REGULAR SEASON:
APRIL 2nd, 2007: Opening Day in Milwaukee, WI.
APRIL 4th, 2007: Jason Schmidt pitched his first Regular Season Game, and
led The Dodgers to a 5 to 4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. This was their first win of the 2007 Season
APRIL 6th, 2007: In their first 2007 Game against their biggest rivals, the
L.A. Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 2 to 1.
APRIL 7th, 2007: The Dodgers clinced their first 2007 Series with the San
Francisco Giants by beating them 4 to 1.
APRIL 8th, 2006: The Dodgers completed a three game sweep of The San Francisco
Giants by clobbering them (and Barry Zito) 10 to 4.
OPENING DAY 2007 AT DODGER STADIUM: was Monday, April 9th, 2007. The first
home game brought in a record attendance of 56,000 fans, even though The Dodgers lost to The Colorado Rockies 6 to 3. The
Dodgers rallied in the 9th, but fell short.
April 15, 2007--JACKIE ROBINSON DAY: Not only Tax Day, but the 60th Anniversary
of the day that Jackie Robinson broke the racial barrier in Major League Baseball and signed with The Dodgers. In Tribute
to Jackie Robinson, all the players on the L.A. Dodgers wore "Number 42," during their game against the San Diego Padres.
Hall of Famers, Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson threw out the Cereminial First Pitches. Rachel Robinson, the widow of Jackie
Robinson, was there to receive a special award from Commissioner Bud Selig. The Dodgers beat The San Diego Padres 9 to
3. This victory gave the Dodgers a 2 games to 1 series victory over The Padres as well. Russell Martin did a superb job of
blocking the plate at one point which kept The Padres from scoring an extra run.
APRIL 15th to 17th: Dodgers-Diamondbacks two game series in Phoenix, AZ.
- 4/16/07-- L.A. Dodgers 5, Arizona Diamondbacks 1.
- 4/17/07--L.A. Dodgers 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 1.
Juan Pierre hit a triple in game 2 of this series which drove in the winning run for
The Dodgers, as they swept Arizona 2 games to 0.
APRIL 19th, 2007: The Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 8 to 1, enabling the
Blue Crew to be the fist MLB Team in 2007 to reach "Eleven Heaven (11 wins).
APRIL 20th to 22nd, 2007: In a three game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates,
The L.A. Dodgers won the series 2 games to 1. On Saturday Night, April 21st; The game went into extra innings and Russell
Martin won Game 2 for The Dodgers with a walk-off Grand Slam.
APRIL 26th, 2007: Nomar Garcia Parra Bobblehead Night.
APRIL 29th, 2007: This was the longest game during the Month of April, 2007;
and maybe of the entire 2007 Season. The Dodgers-Padres Game in San Diego lasted 17 innings, before the Los Angeles Dodgers
defeated the San Diego Padres by a score of 5 to 4. Brady Clark hit a clutch double in the Top of the 17th Inning which knocked
in the winning run for The Dodgers. This win gave The Dodgers a 2 games to 1 victory in their three game series with
The Padres on the final weekend of April 2007. It also put L.A. in First Place in the National League West Division.
APRIL 30th, 2007: Blanket Night.
MAY 2nd, 2007: The Dodgers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 2 to 1. This
gave The Dodgers a 2 games to 1 victory in their three games series against Arizona.
MAY 9th, 2007: Olmedo Saenz hit his 2nd home run of the season against
The Florida Marlins.
MOTHER'S DAY 2007: The Dodgers completed a 3 game sweep of the Cincinnati
Reds. During the third game of the series, The Dodgers came from behind to defeat The Reds 10 to 5. Rafael Furcal went 4 for
4 and Jeff Kent belted a solo homer.
MAY 15th, 2007: The Dodgers snapped "The Cardinal Curse" with a 9 to 7 victory,
aided by Rafael Furcal's third consecutive 4-hit game.
MAY 23rd, 2007: After a heartbreaking 3 games to 0 loss im their freeway series
against the Angels of Anaheim, The Dodgers win their series against the Milwaukee Brewers 2 games to 1, and reamain . in First
Place in the National League West.
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 2007: The Dodgers won their series against The Chicago
Cubs 2 games to 1.
MAY 29th, 2007: Juan Pierre scores a milestone in his career by hitting
3 doubles and 1 triple in the same game. This and Luis Gonzalez three run homer helped The Dodgers to shut out the Washington
Nationals 10 to 0 in Washington D.C. This victory lifted The Dodgers to First Place in the National League West.
FLAG DAY 2004: The Dodgers completed a three game sweep of the New York Mets.
On June 12, Hong-Chih Kuo, The Winning Pitcher, also belted a home run. Wilson Betimiy and Matt Kemp also hit homers.
JUNE 21st, 2007: The Dodgers came from behind to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays
8 to 4, thus enabling them to win their series against Toronto 2 games to 1. Jeff Kent belted a home run, and Russell
Martin hit a two run Double. The Dodgers scored six runs in the Top of the 8th Inning.
JUNE 26th, 2007: Tony Abreu hit his first Major League Homer in extra innings
which gave the L.A. Dodgers a 6 to 5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks, and clinch their three game series with
The Rattlers. The Dodgers jumped back into First Place in The NL-West by a half a game.
JULY 15th, 2007: Matt Kemp and Rafael Furcal each hit triples which helped
L.A. Dodgers defeat The San Francisco Giants 5 to 3. Brett Tompko was the winning pitcher, as The Dodgers completed a three
game sweep of their arch rivals at AT&T. The Dodgers sweep of The Giants put Los Angeles back in First Place in The NL-West,
one game ahead of the San Diego Padres. Barry Bonds, who was 4 homeruns away from tying Hank Aaron's all time Homerun Record
of 755 career homers, went 0 for 12 against The Dodgers' Pitching during the three game series.
JULY 18th, 2007: Andre Ethier hit a three-run homer and
Luis Gonzalez hit a solo homer to help lift The Dodgers over The Phillies in a 5 to 4 victory. Loney
and Martin each made great sliding catches. This win gave The Dodgers a 2 games to 1 victory over The Phillies
in their three game series with Philadelphia.
