2007 Major League Baseball postseason

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2007 Major League Baseball postseason
Tournament details
Dates October 3–28, 2007[1]
Teams 8
Final positions
Champions
Gold medal blank.svg
 Boston Red Sox
(7th title)
Runner-up
Silver medal blank.svg
 Colorado Rockies
(1st World Series appearance)
Tournament statistics
Most Valuable Player Mike Lowell
(BOS)

The 2007 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2007 season. The winners of the Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series.

In the American League, the New York Yankees made their thirteenth straight postseason appearance, the Boston Red Sox returned for the fourth time in five years, the Cleveland Indians returned for the first time since 2001, and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim returned for the fourth time in six years.

In the National League, the Arizona Diamondbacks made their third postseason appearance in the last eight years, the Chicago Cubs made their second appearance in five years, the Colorado Rockies made their second postseason appearance in franchise history and first since 1995, and the Philadelphia Phillies returned to the postseason for the first time since 1993. This would be the first of five consecutive postseason appearances for the Phillies, a streak which lasted until 2011.

The postseason began on October 3, 2007, and ended on October 28, 2007, with the Red Sox sweeping the Rockies in the 2007 World Series. It was the seventh title won by the Red Sox franchise.

Playoff seeds

The following teams qualified for the postseason:

American League

  1. Boston Red Sox – AL East champions, 96–66 (5–2 head-to-head record vs. CLE)[2]
  2. Cleveland Indians – AL Central champions, 96–66 (2–5 head-to-head record vs. BOS)[3]
  3. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – AL West champions, 94–68[4]
  4. New York Yankees – 94–68[5]

National League

  1. Arizona Diamondbacks – NL West champions, 90–72[6]
  2. Philadelphia Phillies – NL East champions, 89–73[7]
  3. Chicago Cubs – NL Central champions, 85–77[8]
  4. Colorado Rockies – NL Wild Card qualifier, 90–73[9][10]

Playoff bracket

Division Series
(ALDS, NLDS)		 League Championship Series
(ALCS, NLCS)		 World Series
                 
1 Boston 3
3 LA Angels 0
1 Boston 4
2 Cleveland 3
2 Cleveland 3
4 NY Yankees 1
AL1 Boston 4
NL4 Colorado 0
1 Arizona 3
3 Chicago Cubs 0
1 Arizona 0
4 Colorado 4
2 Philadelphia 0
4 Colorado 3

Note: Two teams in the same division could not meet in the division series.

American League Division Series

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(1) Boston Red Sox vs. (3) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Boston won the series, 3–0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 3 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 0, Boston Red Sox – 4 Fenway Park 2:27 37,597[11] 
2 October 5 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 3, Boston Red Sox – 6 Fenway Park 4:05 37,706[12] 
3 October 7 Boston Red Sox – 9, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 1 Angel Stadium of Anaheim 3:29 45,262[13]

This was the third postseason meeting between the Angels and Red Sox. The Red Sox once again defeated the Angels to advance to the ALCS for the third time in five years. The series was not close — the Red Sox shut out the Angels and Game 1, took Game 2 by a 6–3 score on a Manny Ramirez walk-off three-run home run, and then blew out the Angels in Anaheim in Game 3 to advance to the next round.

(2) Cleveland Indians vs. (4) New York Yankees

Cleveland won the series, 3–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 4 New York Yankees – 3, Cleveland Indians – 12 Jacobs Field 3:44 44,608[14] 
2 October 5 New York Yankees – 1, Cleveland Indians – 2 (11) Jacobs Field 4:23 44,732[15] 
3 October 7 Cleveland Indians – 4, New York Yankees – 8 Yankee Stadium (I) 3:38 56,358[16] 
4 October 8 Cleveland Indians – 6, New York Yankees – 4 Yankee Stadium (I) 4:03 56,315[17]

This was the third postseason meeting between the Yankees and Indians. The Indians defeated the Yankees in four games to advance to the ALCS for the first time since 1998. This was the last postseason series ever played at the original Yankee Stadium.

The Indians blew out the Yankees in Game 1 by 9 runs. Game 2 was a pitchers' duel between both teams bullpens which lasted 11 innings, and again the Indians prevailed as Travis Hafner drove in the winning run on a bases-loaded single off Luis Vizcaíno. Game 2 was referred to as "The Bug Game", as a swarm of tiny insects circled the mound in the late innings of the game. Play was stopped temporarily out of concern for the players' safety, including Joba Chamberlain, who threw only 12 of his 25 pitches for strikes in suffering a blown save without surrendering a hit. Yankees manager Joe Torre would later say that his decision not to remove his team from the field was one of his biggest regrets as a manager.[18] When the series shifted to the Bronx for Game 3, the Yankees overcame a 3–1 Indians lead to win 8–4 to stave off elimination. The Yankees put up another rally late in Game 4, but the Indians held on to win by a 6–4 score to advance to the ALCS.

The loss to the Indians marked the end of the Yankees' thirteen-year postseason streak, which started in 1995. The Yankees' thirteen-year postseason appearance streak is the longest of any American League team, and second only to the Atlanta Braves, who made fourteen straight appearances from 1991 to 2005.

National League Division Series

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(1) Arizona Diamondbacks vs. (3) Chicago Cubs

Arizona won the series, 3–0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 3 Chicago Cubs – 1, Arizona Diamondbacks – 3 Chase Field 2:33 48,864[19] 
2 October 4 Chicago Cubs – 4, Arizona Diamondbacks – 8 Chase Field 3:44 48,575[20] 
3 October 6 Arizona Diamondbacks – 5, Chicago Cubs – 1 Wrigley Field 3:22 42,157[21]

The Diamondbacks swept the Cubs to return to the NLCS for the first time since 2001.

In Game 1, the Diamondbacks prevailed by a 3–1 score thanks to a solid pitching performance from Brandon Webb. The Diamondbacks would put up a big lead early in Game 2 and didn't relinquish it, winning 8–4 to take a 2–0 series lead headed to Chicago. Liván Hernández kept the Cubs' offense at bay in Game 3 as the Diamondbacks won 5–1 to return to the NLCS.

To date, this is the most recent playoff series win by the Diamondbacks. They would, however, win the NL Wild Card Game in 2017.

(2) Philadelphia Phillies vs. (4) Colorado Rockies

Colorado won the series, 3–0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 3 Colorado Rockies – 4, Philadelphia Phillies – 2 Citizens Bank Park 2:52 45,655[22] 
2 October 4 Colorado Rockies – 10, Philadelphia Phillies – 5 Citizens Bank Park 3:32 45,991[23] 
3 October 6 Philadelphia Phillies – 1, Colorado Rockies – 2 Coors Field 2:59 50,724[24]

This was the first postseason meeting between the Phillies and Rockies. The Rockies swept the Phillies to advance to the NLCS for the first time in franchise history. These two teams would meet once more in the 2009 NLDS, which the Phillies won in four games.

American League Championship Series

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(1) Boston Red Sox vs. (2) Cleveland Indians

Boston won the series, 4–3.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 12 Cleveland Indians – 3, Boston Red Sox – 10 Fenway Park 3:35 36,986[25] 
2 October 13 Cleveland Indians – 13, Boston Red Sox – 6 (11) Fenway Park 5:14 37,051[26] 
3 October 15 Boston Red Sox – 2, Cleveland Indians – 4 Jacobs Field 3:28 44,402[27] 
4 October 16 Boston Red Sox – 3, Cleveland Indians – 7 Jacobs Field 3:12 44,008[28] 
5 October 18 Boston Red Sox – 7, Cleveland Indians – 1 Jacobs Field 3:46 44,588[29] 
6 October 20 Cleveland Indians – 2, Boston Red Sox – 12 Fenway Park 3:09 37,163[30] 
7 October 21 Cleveland Indians – 2, Boston Red Sox – 11 Fenway Park 3:33 37,165[31]

This was the fourth postseason meeting between the Indians and Red Sox. Similar to 2004, the Red Sox once again found themselves trailing in the series — even though the Red Sox blew out the Indians in Game 1 in Boston, the Indians responded with a blowout victory of their own in an extra-inning Game 2 to even the series going back to Cleveland. The Indians then handily won Games 3 and 4 to go up 3–1 in the series. However, the Indians' lead would not hold, as the Red Sox blew out the Indians in the next three games to clinch the AL pennant and return to the World Series for the second time in four years.

The Red Sox would win their next AL pennant in 2013, against the Detroit Tigers in six games. The Indians wouldn't return to the ALCS again until 2016, where they defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in five games to capture the pennant.

The Indians would not return to the postseason again until 2013. Both teams would meet again in the 2016 ALDS, which the Indians won.

National League Championship Series

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(1) Arizona Diamondbacks vs. (4) Colorado Rockies

Colorado won the series, 4–0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 11 Colorado Rockies – 5, Arizona Diamondbacks – 1 Chase Field 3:12 48,142[32] 
2 October 12 Colorado Rockies – 3, Arizona Diamondbacks – 2 (11) Chase Field 4:26 48,219[33] 
3 October 14 Arizona Diamondbacks – 1, Colorado Rockies – 4 Coors Field 3:04 50,137[34] 
4 October 15 Arizona Diamondbacks – 4, Colorado Rockies – 6 Coors Field 3:17 50,213[35]

This was the first postseason meeting between the Diamondbacks and Rockies. The Rockies swept the top-seeded Diamondbacks to advance to the World Series for the first time in franchise history. By sweeping the series, the Rockies became the first team since the 1976 Cincinnati Reds to go 7–0 in the postseason.

The Diamondbacks would not return to the postseason again until 2011. Both these teams would meet again in the 2017 NL Wild Card Game, which was won by the Diamondbacks.

2007 World Series

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(AL1) Boston Red Sox vs. (NL4) Colorado Rockies

Boston won the series, 4–0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 24 Colorado Rockies – 1, Boston Red Sox – 13 Fenway Park 3:30 36,733[36] 
2 October 25 Colorado Rockies – 1, Boston Red Sox – 2 Fenway Park 3:39 36,370[37] 
3 October 27 Boston Red Sox – 10, Colorado Rockies – 5 Coors Field 4:19 49,983[38] 
4 October 28 Boston Red Sox – 4, Colorado Rockies – 3 Coors Field 3:35 50,041[39]

This was the first World Series ever played in the state of Colorado. It was also the sixth World Series in a row to feature a Wild Card team. The Red Sox handily swept the Rockies to win their second title in four years and seventh overall.

The series was heavily lopsided - the Red Sox blew out the Rockies 13–1 in Game 1, and took Game 2 by a 2–1 score to go up 2–0 in the series. When the series moved to Denver for Game 3, the Red Sox scored 10 runs again in a blowout win to go up 3–0 in the series. The only other close contest of the series came in Game 4, which the Red Sox won 4–3 to capture the title.

The Rockies would return to the postseason again in 2009, but fell to the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS. The Red Sox attempted to defend their title the next year, but fell to the Tampa Bay Rays in seven games in the ALCS. They would return to the World Series in 2013, where they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in six games, as well as 2018 where they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games.

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