2007 Florida Marlins season
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
136 September 1 Phillies 12 - 6 Kim ( 8-6 ) Durbin ( 6-4 ) Gregg ( 27 ) 24,651 59-77
137 September 2 Phillies 7 - 6 Miller ( 5-0 ) Davis ( 0-1 ) Gregg ( 28 ) 12,334 60-77
138 September 3 @ Nationals 6 - 3 Bergmann ( 3-5 ) VandenHurk ( 4-5 ) Cordero ( 30 ) 27,592 60-78
139 September 4 @ Nationals 4 - 3 Schroder ( 2-1 ) Gregg ( 0-5 ) 15,611 60-79
140 September 5 @ Nationals 6 - 4 Ayala ( 1-2 ) Lindstrom ( 2-4 ) Cordero ( 31 ) 19,222 60-80
141 September 7 @ Phillies 6 - 3 Kim ( 9-6 ) Durbin ( 6-5 ) Gregg ( 29 ) 38,696 61-80
142 September 8 @ Phillies 9 - 1 Condrey ( 5-0 ) VandenHurk ( 4-6 ) 38,559 61-81
143 September 9 @ Phillies 8 - 5 Moyer ( 13-11 ) Willis ( 8-15 ) Myers ( 15 ) 32,574 61-82
144 September 10 Nationals 5 - 4 Hill ( 4-3 ) Olsen ( 9-13 ) Cordero ( 33 ) 12,345 61-83
145 September 11 Nationals 13 - 8 Lindstrom ( 3-4 ) Schroder ( 2-2 ) 11,078 62-83
146 September 12 Nationals 5 - 4 ( 12 ) Barone ( 1-2 ) Rivera ( 4-6 ) 10,121 63-83
147 September 14 @ Rockies 7 - 6 Willis ( 9-15 ) Herges ( 4-1 ) Gregg ( 30 ) 22,400 64-83
148 September 15 @ Rockies 10 - 2 Kensing ( 1-0 ) Jiménez ( 3-4 ) 26,079 65-83
149 September 16 @ Rockies 13 - 0 Morales ( 2-2 ) Olsen ( 9-14 ) 19,161 65-84
150 September 17 @ Braves 11 - 6 Smoltz ( 14-7 ) Kim ( 9-7 ) 20,957 65-85
151 September 18 @ Braves 4 - 3 Reyes ( 1-2 ) Seddon ( 0-1 ) Soriano ( 7 ) 22,076 65-86
152 September 19 @ Braves 5 - 1 James ( 11-10 ) Barone ( 1-3 ) 24,449 65-87
153 September 20 Mets 8 - 7 ( 10 ) Tankersley ( 6-1 ) Sosa ( 9-8 ) 15,132 66-87
154 September 21 Mets 9 - 6 Martínez ( 3-0 ) Olsen ( 9-15 ) Schoeneweis ( 1 ) 25,666 66-88
155 September 22 Mets 7 - 2 Pérez ( 15-9 ) Kim ( 9-8 ) 22,517 66-89
The Florida Marlins' 2007 season was the 15th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in the National League. It would begin with the team attempting to improve on their promising 78-84 record in 2006. Despite the success of the team under manager Joe Girardi, he was fired and replaced with Fredi González. Marlins general manager Larry Beinfest said that the team's goal from the start of the season was to compete in the playoffs. However, failed to make the playoffs for the 4th consecutive season. The Marlins had two goals to address during the 2006 offseason: they needed a new closer because '06 closer Joe Borowski signed with the Cleveland Indians as a free agent, and the Marlins saw the need for a new center fielder. They had platooned Eric Reed, Reggie Abercrombie, Chris Aguila, Cody Ross, and Alfredo Amézaga in the position in 2006, with backup shortstop Amézaga making most of the starts at that position later in the season. The Marlins had added some new relief pitchers since 2006, trading Chris Resop to the Los Angeles Angels for Kevin Gregg and shipping prospects Jason Vargas and Adam Bostick to the New York Mets for Henry Owens and Matt Lindstrom. Lindstrom has been a closer during his time in the minors and has a fastball that reached 100 mph on radar guns in winter league play during the 2006 offseason. The Marlins saw much competition for their closer role, with Ricky Nolasco, Renyel Pinto, Mike Koplove, Gregg, Lindstrom, and Owens all candidates for the job. In April, newly acquired Jorge Julio was named closer, but on May 13, he was traded to the Colorado Rockies for Byung-hyun Kim. The Marlins signed center fielder Alex Sánchez to a minor league deal in the offseason, who competed for the Marlins' center field job with Reed, Abercrombie, Ross, and Amézaga.