How to play

The ultimate goal in EA SPORTS™ MVP Baseball 07 is to score more runs than the other team. You can also strive to improve your statistics such as your batting average, slugging percentage, ERA, etc. There are three modes of game play: Quick Play, Exhibition, and Playoffs.

Quick Play:
The fastest way to start playing is Quick Play, where you play another team in at least three innings until a team scores more runs than the other.

Exhibition:
In Exhibition mode, you play a regulation, nine-inning game. Before the game starts you can manage your lineup, select your pitcher, or select your location as home or away. Statistics are tracked for completed games. You may exit the game at any time and resume your last half-inning.

Playoffs: Playoff mode takes you into a tournament to determine the winner of the world series. In this mode, each team is played against in a series, either best of 3 or 5 games.

Defense Controls

Pitching:
1st - Select pitch type:
Up - 1st Pitch
Down - 2nd Pitch
Left - 3rd Pitch (if Available)
Right - 4th Pitch (if Available)

2nd - Once the pitch is selected:
Dpad - Move pitch location in or out of the strike zone

3 - Once Location Selected:
OK / 5 - Press and hold until the desired power is achieved, then release.

Fielding:
Right / 6 - Throw to 1st
Up / 2 - Throw to 2nd
Left / 4 - Throw to 3rd
Down / 8 - Throw home

Running:
Direction Pad - Run the outfielder faster towards the ball's yellow landing target.

Offense Controls

Batting:
Up - Power
OK - Contact
Down - Bunt
Left / Right - Move batter left / right

Base Running:
6 - Controls the runner on 1st. Press to leadoff, run to 2nd, run back to 1st.
4 - Controls the runner on 2nd. Press to leadoff, run to 2nd, run back to 1st
8 - Controls the runner on 3rd. Press to leadoff, run to 2nd, run back to 1st.
7 - Advance all runners. Press to leadoff or advance to the next base.
9 - Retreat all runners.

Team Management

Pitcher Select:
To select a pitcher, highlight the desired new pitcher and press SELECT. You can also view their stat card by pressing left on the direction pad. Right will take the user back to the player list. Press DONE when finished.

Pinch Hitter Select:
To select a pinch hitter, highlight the desired new batter and press SELECT. You can also view their stat card by pressing left on the direction pad. Right will take you to the player list. Press DONE when finished.

Lineup Management:
To adjust the batting lineup, highlight the player you want to move, press SELECT, highlight the player you want to swap, and then press SWAP. You can also view more of their stats by pressing right and left on the direction pad.

Strategy

Player Ratings:
All players have four ratings: Batting, Power, Speed, and Defense. Pitchers have two different ratings for pitching: Pitching and Power. These ratings are only viewable during pre-game team management, when pinch-hitting, or when selecting a new pitcher. When a fast runner (rating is greater than 7) is up to bat, there is a red runner icon next to their name during play.

Defense:
When pitching, try to throw off the batter with different pitches in different areas. When fielding, use the arrow keys to move your fielders to the yellow targets and make faster plays. Always be ready to quickly throw the ball to a base to make defensive plays.

Offense:
When batting, hit line drives to get runners on, use bunts to advance runners, and use the power option to try for home runs. Steal bases by pressing 2/4/8 immediately after the pitcher releases the ball, and press 0 to return to base.