The 2007 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 118th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 50th season in Los Angeles, California. It started off promisingly with the Dodgers holding the National League West lead for most of the first half of the season. However, the team faded down the stretch and finished the season in fourth place. Two of the teams big free agent signings, pitchers Jason Schmidt and Randy Wolf were injured and missed most of the season. A promising development was the play of several rookies including James Loney and Matt Kemp and the further development of second year catcher Russell Martin, who was named to his first All-Star Game.

Offseason March 26, 2007: Acquired Brady Clark and cash from the Milwaukee Brewers for Elmer Dessens

Regular season

Season standings

National League West

Record vs. opponents

Season summary

April The Dodgers began their 2007 season on the road as they went to Milwaukee to begin a three-game series with the Brewers. But the Brewers pitching shut down the Dodgers offense for the first two games of the series. They got their own pitching settled down as they enjoyed a four-game winning streak, including a three-game sweep of the Giants in San Francisco. The Dodgers went to Dodger Stadium for the first time of the season and had a successful 4-2 homestand.

A two-game mini-series sweep in Arizona against the Diamondbacks followed by a split of a two-game series against the Rockies saw the Dodgers go 3-1 on the road-trip. Back in Los Angeles, the Dodgers won the first two games of a three-game series with the Pirates, improving their record to a league-leading 13-5 in the process before a four-game losing streak, including being swept by the Giants, dropped their record to 13-9. They ended their April with a 15-11 record, leading the NL West.

May May began with the Dodgers concluding their three-game series with the Diamondbacks with a pair of 2-1 victories. After splitting the first two games of a three-game series with the Braves, the Dodgers blew a late lead in the third game of the series due to poor relief pitching. The Braves won the game 6-4 and took the series two games to one. The Dodgers continued their roadtrip with the Marlins, splitting the four game series. The Dodgers then began a 6-game homestand against the Reds and the Cardinals. They went on to have a 5-1 homestand, sweeping Reds and taking 2 out of 3 from the Cardinals. The Dodgers were then swept in a 3-game weekend series with the Angels played in Anaheim. The Dodgers returned home to face the Brewers whom they beat two in a row after dropping the first game of the series. The Dodgers then took two of the three games they played with the Cubs at Dodger Stadium. In Washington, they took two out of three games, shutting out the Nationals in the first two games.

June The Dodgers beat the Pirates in the first game of a four-game series in Pittsburgh, the Pirates held the Dodgers to just one run in a 3-1 victory. The next day the Dodgers came from a 4-0 deficit to win 5-4. The Dodgers then went to San Diego to play the Padres and were swept there despite having a 5-1 lead in the 9th inning of the last game. The Dodgers also dropped out of first place during this time. Interleague play then begun with the Blue Jays coming to Los Angeles. The Dodgers were able to end a three-game losing streak in 10 innings, with a walk off home run but then lost the next two games from the Blue Jays. They then swept the 1st Place team of the NL East, the Mets in a three-game series at Dodger Stadium. The Freeway Series then returned, this time to Dodger Stadium where the Dodgers stole the first game from the Angels, but then lost the next two. The Dodgers then had a ten-game road trip to Toronto, Tampa Bay, and Arizona. They went 6-4 on the road trip. They returned home to play their division rivals, the Padres and lost the first two games. They ended June with an even 14-14 record.

July

The Dodgers went 3-4 before the All Star Break, dropping two out of four games from the Atlanta Braves and two out of three games from the Florida Marlins. After the All Star Break, the Dodgers completed a sweep of the Giants in San Francisco. This year in San Francisco, they are 6-0. The Dodgers got 2 out of 3 games from the Philadelphia Phillies and took 1 out of 3 from the New York Mets. Relief pitching became a great concern for the Dodgers after the All Star Break, with some relievers pitching an entire series, or more consecutive games.

Game log

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 1 || April 2 || @ Brewers || 7–1 || Sheets (1–0) || Lowe (0–1) || || 45,341 || 0–1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 2 || April 3 || @ Brewers || 4–3 || Shouse (1–0) || Wolf (0–1) || Cordero (1) || 22,603 || 0–2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 3 || April 4 || @ Brewers || 5–4 || Schmidt (1–0) || Suppan (0–1) || Saito (1) || 23,649 || 1–2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 4 || April 6 || @ Giants || 2–1 || Penny (1–0) || Lowry (0–1) || Saito (2) || 43,146 || 2–2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 5 || April 7 || @ Giants || 4–1 || Lowe (1–1) || Ortiz (0–1) || Saito (3) || 42,098 || 3–2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 6 || April 8 || @ Giants || 10–4 || Wolf (1–1) || Zito (0–2) || || 39,343 || 4–2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 7 || April 9 || Rockies || 6–3 || Francis (1–0) || Schmidt (1–1) || || 56,000 || 4–3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 8 || April 10 || Rockies || 2–1 || Beimel (1–0) || Kim (1–1) || Saito (4) || 40,560 || 5–3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 9 || April 11 || Rockies || 3–0 || Penny (2–0) || Hirsh (1–1) || Saito (5) || 35,852 || 6–3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 10 || April 13 || Padres || 9–1 || Lowe (2–1) || Wells (0–1) || || 49,090 || 7–3 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 11 || April 14 || Padres || 7–4 || Peavy (2–0) || Schmidt (1–2) || || 55,942 || 7–4 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 12 || April 15 || Padres || 9–3 || Wolf (2–1) || Young (1–1) || || 55,298 || 8–4 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 13 || April 16 || @ D-backs || 5–1 || Penny (3–0) || González (1–1) || || 27,427 || 9-4 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 14 || April 17 || @ D-backs || 6–4 || Billingsley (1–0) || Peña (0–1) || Saito (6) || 25,735 || 10–4 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 15 || April 18 || @ Rockies || 7–2 || Buchholz (1–0) || Lowe (2–2)|| || 20,366 || 10–5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 16 || April 19 || @ Rockies || 8–1 || Hendrickson (1–0) || Cook (0–1) || || 19,135 || 11–5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 17 || April 20 || Pirates || 10–2 || Wolf (3–1) || Armas (0–2) || || 43,845 || 12–5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 18 || April 21 || Pirates || 7–3 || Broxton (1–0) || Bayliss (1–1) || || 48,995 || 13–5 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 19 || April 22 || Pirates || 7–5 || Gorzelanny (3–0) || Tomko (0–1) || Torres (6) || 46,741 || 13–6 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 20 || April 24 || Giants || 5–3 || Morris (3–0) || Lowe (2–3) || Benítez (5) || 44,001 || 13–7 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 21 || April 25 || Giants || 6–4 || Lowry (2–2) || Wolf (3–2) || Benítez (6) || 43,963 || 13–8 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 22 || April 26 || Giants || 5–4 || Correia (1–1) || Beimel (1–1) || Benítez (7) || 56,000 || 13–9 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 23 || April 27 || @ Padres || 6–5 || Seánez (1–0) || Hoffman (1–2) || Saito (7) || 44,035 || 14–9 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 24 || April 28 || @ Padres || 3–2 || Maddux (2–2) || Tomko (0–2) || Hoffman (5) || 42,385 || 14–10 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 25 || April 29 || @ Padres || 5–4 || Billingsley (1–0) || Hampson (0–1) || || 44,028 || 15–10 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 26 || April 30 || D-backs || 9–1 || Webb (2–1) || Wolf (3–3) || || 53,126 || 15–11

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 27 || May 1 || D-backs || 2–1 || Saito (1–0) || Lyon (2–1) || || 36,029 || 16–11 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 28 || May 2 || D-backs || 2–1 || Hendrickson (2–0) || Davis (2–3) || Saito (8) || 34,825 || 17–11 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 29 || May 4 || @ Braves || 4–0 || Smoltz (4–1) || Tomko (0–3) || || 38,263 || 17–12 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 30 || May 5 || @ Braves || 6–3 || Lowe (3–3) || Hudson (3–1) || Saito (9) || 42,786 || 18–12 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 31 || May 6 || @ Braves || 6–4 || Paronto (2–0) || Tsao (0–1) || González (1) || 33,350 || 18–13 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 32 || May 7 || @ Marlins || 6–1 || Penny (4–0) || Nolasco (1–1) || || 12,252 || 19-13 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 33 || May 8 || @ Marlins || 6–5 || Owens (2–0) || Broxton (1–1) || || 11,124 || 19-14 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 34 || May 9 || @ Marlins || 5–3 || Tomko (1–3) || Willis (5–2) || Saito (10) || 12,213 || 20–14 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 35 || May 10 || @ Marlins || 3–0 || Tankersley (2–0) || Lowe (3–4) || || 20,345 || 20–15 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 36 || May 11 || Reds || 2–0 || Wolf (4–3) || Arroyo (2–3) || Saito (11) || 49,588 || 21–15 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 37 || May 12 || Reds || 7–3 || Penny (5–0) || Lohse (1–4) || || 51,776 || 22–15 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 38 || May 13 || Reds || 10–5 || Broxton (2–1) || Saarloos (0–3) || || 41,399 || 23–15 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 39 || May 14 || Cardinals || 8–4 || Thompson (2–0) || Tomko (1–4) || Isringhausen (10) || 35,707 || 23–16 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 40 || May 15 || Cardinals || 9–7 || Lowe (4–4) || Wainwright (3–3) || Saito (12) || 38,954 || 24–16 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 41 || May 16 || Cardinals || 5–4 || Wolf (5–3) || Wells (1–8) || Saito (13) || 38,252 || 25–16 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 42 || May 18 || @ Angels || 9–1 || Santana (3–5) || Penny (5–1) || || 44,342 || 25–17 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 43 || May 19 || @ Angels || 6–2 || Weaver (3–3) || Hendrickson (2–1) || || 44,380 || 25–18 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 44 || May 20 || @ Angels || 4–1 || Escobar (5–2) || Lowe (4–5) || Rodríguez (13) || 44,301 || 25–19 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 45 || May 21 || Brewers || 9–5 || Suppan (6–4) || Tomko (1–5) || || 33,446 || 25–20 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 46 || May 22 || Brewers || 3–2 || Wolf (6–3) || Sheets (4–3) || Saito (14) || 33,552 || 26–20 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 47 || May 23 || Brewers || 5–1 || Penny (6–1) || Capuano (5–3) || || 35,609 || 27–20 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 48 || May 25 || Cubs || 9–8 || Seánez (2–0) || Ohman (0–2) || Saito (15) || 46,011 || 28–20 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 49 || May 26 || Cubs || 4–2 || Zambrano (5–4) || Hendrickson (2–2) || Dempster (11) || 48,243 || 28–21 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 50 || May 27 || Cubs || 2–1 || Billingsley (3–0) || Guzmán (0–1) || || 51,198 || 29-21 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 51 || May 29 || @ Nationals || 10–0 || Penny (7–1) || Simontacchi (2–3) || || 18,483 || 30–21 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 52 || May 30 || @ Nationals || 5–0 || Lowe (5–5) || Bacsik (1–1) || || 22,360 || 31–21 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 53 || May 31 || @ Nationals || 11–4 || Bowie (2–2) || Hendrickson (2–3) || || 20,982 || 31–22

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 54 || June 1 || @ Pirates || 5–4 || Wolf (7–3) || Duke (2–6) || Saito (16) || 20,164 || 32–22 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 55 || June 2 || @ Pirates || 3–1 || Snell (5–4) || Kuo (0–1) || Capps (1) || 31,931 || 32–23 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 56 || June 3 || @ Pirates || 5–4 || Billingsley (4–0) || Torres (0–2) || Beimel (1) || 23,458 || 33–23 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 57 || June 4 || @ Pirates || 6–5 || Lowe (6–5) || Maholm (2–8) || Broxton (1) || 15,836 || 34–23 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"