Dunn gets 300th homer, decisive single in 8th-inning rally as Nats halt Braves win streak at 5

October 4th, 2009 Nats close on a roll, beating Braves in 15 inningsATLANTA — Alberto Gonzalez drove in the winning run with a two-out single in the 15th inning and the Washington Nationals closed the season with a seven-game winning streak, beating the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Sunday. Playing the longest game since the franchise moved to Washington from Montreal before the 2005 season, the Nationals became the first team in baseball history to close the season with seven straight wins after losing the first seven.

September 11th, 2009 Nats win at Marlins for 1st time in '09, 5-3MIAMI — Adam Dunn and Ryan Zimmerman homered and the Washington Nationals won in Miami for the first time this year Friday, beating the Florida Marlins 5-3. Pinch-hitter Mike Morse broke a tie in the sixth inning with a two-out, two-run double for the Nationals, who had lost their six previous games at Florida this year.

August 13th, 2009 LaRoche hits 2 HRs, Braves top Nats 6-2ATLANTA — Adam LaRoche gave the Braves the lead with a seventh-inning homer, his second of the game, and Atlanta continued its second-half surge by beating the Washington Nationals 6-2 on Wednesday night. LaRoche snapped a 2-2 tie with his seventh-inning homer off Jorge Sosa (1-1).

August 8th, 2009 Braves rally to beat Dodgers 9-5 in 12 inningsLOS ANGELES —Garret Anderson drove in the tying run with a ninth-inning single against All-Star closer Jonathan Broxton and scored the go-ahead run on a single by Yunel Escobar during a four-run 12th, which Ryan Church capped with a three-run homer to give the Atlanta Braves a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. Ramon Troncoso (4-1) gave up one-out singles in the 12th to Anderson and Brian McCann before rookie Scott Elbert came on and struck out Adam LaRoche.

August 6th, 2009 Nats rally from 6-run deficit to win fifth in rowWASHINGTON — Ryan Zimmerman finished a double short of the cycle, and Ronnie Belliard's tiebreaking single in the eighth inning helped Washington rally from a six-run deficit and beat the Florida Marlins 12-8 on Thursday. The Nationals broke an 8-all tie with four runs in the eighth, completing a series sweep and winning their season-best fifth straight game.

August 6th, 2009 Extra-base hits help Nats win fourth straightWASHINGTON — Cristian Guzman fell a home run shy of the cycle, Adam Dunn homered in his third straight game and the Washington Nationals tied a season high with their fourth straight win, 5-4 over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday night. Ryan Zimmerman and Ronnie Belliard also connected for the Nationals, who improved to 10-6 under interim manager Jim Riggleman.

August 5th, 2009 Dunn's eighth-inning homer gives Nats victoryWASHINGTON — Adam Dunn capped a six-run eighth-inning rally with a two-run homer that gave the Washington Nationals a come-from-behind 6-4 victory over the Florida Marlins Tuesday night. Dunn struck out in his first three at-bats before lining a 3-2 pitch from Dan Meyer over the left-field fence, breaking a 4-4 tie.

August 4th, 2009 Dunn, Zimmerman homer in Nats' 8-4 winPITTSBURGH — Adam Dunn and Ryan Zimmerman homered and the Washington Nationals rallied from a three-run deficit for an 8-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Cristian Guzman had two hits and two RBIs and Tyler Clippard (2-1) earned the win with three hitless innings of relief for Washington, which won the last two games to split the four-game series between the last-place teams.

July 26th, 2009 Nats weather storm, Dunn slams Padres in 13-1 winWASHINGTON — Adam Dunn's grand slam capped a five-run second inning after a rain delay of more than three hours and the Washington Nationals beat the San Diego Padres 13-1 Saturday night for their most lopsided victory of the season. Dunn finished with five RBIs, Ryan Zimmerman homered and drove in three runs and Nyjer Morgan equaled a career high with four hits for Washington, which snapped a two-game losing streak.

July 12th, 2009 Nationals beat Astros 13-2HOUSTON — Nick Johnson, Josh Willingham and Adam Dunn homered in consecutive at-bats and the Washington Nationals set season highs for hits and runs in a 13-2 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday. Washington's 21 hits were the team's most since the franchise relocated from Montreal in 2005.

July 4th, 2009 Nationals' Dunn hits 300th career home runWASHINGTON — Nationals slugger Adam Dunn hit his 300th career home run Saturday, ending Braves rookie Tommy Hanson's consecutive scoreless innings streak at 26 with the milestone blast. Dunn hit a 2-2 fastball two-thirds of the way up the second deck in right field leading off the seventh inning, cutting Atlanta's lead to 3-1.

June 20th, 2009 Dunn's 11th-inning single gives Nats 2-1 winWASHINGTON — Adam Dunn hit a bases-loaded single in the 11th inning to give the Washington Nationals a 2-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. With one out in the 11th, Cristian Guzman knocked off the glove of Jason Frasor (5-1) with a line-drive infield single, then Nick Johnson and Ryan Zimmerman walked before Dunn lined the winning single down the right-field line.

June 10th, 2009 Braves rally to beat Pirates 4-3ATLANTA — Derek Lowe pitched seven solid innings and Yunel Escobar hit a two-run single in the seventh, carrying the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. The Braves won their third straight game — matching the season high — and were probably just glad to get it done in regulation.

June 7th, 2009 Jones, Braves rally past Brewers 8-7ATLANTA — Chipper Jones had four hits, including two homers, and matched his career high with five RBIs and the Braves rallied past Milwaukee 8-7 on Sunday to prevent the Brewers from their first series sweep in Atlanta. The Braves trailed 7-5 before scoring three runs in the eighth off Carlos Villanueva (2-4).

May 30th, 2009 Braves hold off Diamondbacks 10-6PHOENIX — Yunel Escobar hit a three-run homer, Jair Jurrjens doubled home two runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-6 on Friday night, snapping a four-game losing streak. Escobar's shot off Jon Garland (4-4) capped a five-run third inning and gave the Braves what looked like a comfortable 10-1 lead.