Nationals 2, Braves 1, 15 inningsOctober 4th, 2009 Nationals 2, Braves 1, 15 innings
Washington Atlantaab r h biab r h biMaxwll cf 4 0 0 0 McLoth cf6 1 1 1Dsmnd ss 7 0 2 0 Infante rf-lf7 0 3 0Orr 3b 7 0 1 0 Prado 3b-rf6 0 2 0Dukes rf 5 1 1 0 GAndrs lf4 0 0 0Morse 1b 7 0 1 0 Gorecki lf1 0 0 0J.Bard c 5 0 1 0 Conrad ph-3b2 0 0 0Nieves c 1 0 1 0 AdLRc 1b6 0 1 0AlGnzlz 2b 6 1 2 1 YEscor ss6 0 2 0JPadill lf 3 0 1 0 KJhnsn 2b6 0 1 0Wlngh ph-lf 4 0 1 0 Smmns c6 0 1 0JMartn p 2 0 0 0 THudsn p2 0 1 0A.Dunn ph 1 0 1 1 Moylan p0 0 0 0Clipprd p 0 0 0 0 C.Jones ph1 0 1 0CGzmn ph 1 0 0 0 RSorin p0 0 0 0Villone p 0 0 0 0 Medlen p0 0 0 0Brgmn p 0 0 0 0 Norton ph0 0 0 0SRiver p 0 0 0 0 Kawkm p0 0 0 0Zmrmn ph 1 0 1 0 McCnn ph1 0 0 0Kensng p 0 0 0 0 OFlhrt p0 0 0 0Acosta p0 0 0 0Logan p0 0 0 0JVazqz ph1 0 0 0Totals 54 2 13 2 Totals55 1 13 1
Washington 000 000 100 000 001—2Atlanta 000 001 000 000 000—1DP_Washington 1, Atlanta 2. LOB_Washington 15, Atlanta 12.
Justin Maxwell hits 2-run homer in 11th, Nationals beat Braves 6-4 for 6th straight winOctober 3rd, 2009 Nationals win 6th straight, beat Braves in 11ATLANTA — The Washington Nationals are playing as if they were contenders the last week of the season, not the team that has the worst record in the majors. Justin Maxwell hit a two-out, two-run homer in the 11th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4 Saturday for their sixth straight victory.
Nationals 6, Braves 4, 11 inningsOctober 3rd, 2009 Nationals 6, Braves 4, 11 innings
Washington Atlantaab r h biab r h biWHarrs cf 2 1 1 0 McLoth cf4 1 2 0Maxwll cf 3 1 1 2 Prado 2b-3b4 1 1 0Dukes rf 5 0 0 0 C.Jones 3b3 0 0 0Zmrmn 3b 5 1 3 1 Smmns c0 0 0 0A.Dunn 1b 3 1 0 0 McCnn c3 0 2 2JPadill lf 0 0 0 0 Gorecki pr0 0 0 0Wlngh lf 4 0 0 0 D.Ross c0 0 0 0Brgmn p 0 0 0 0 Norton ph1 0 1 1CGzmn ph 1 0 1 2 Acosta p0 0 0 0Segovia p 0 0 0 0 YEscor ss4 0 0 0Kensng p 0 0 0 0 GAndrs lf4 0 0 0Dsmnd ss 5 1 1 1 Infante rf5 0 0 0J.Bard c 3 0 1 0 AdLRc 1b5 1 1 0Villone p 0 0 0 0 Jurrjns p1 0 0 0Morse lf-1b 1 0 0 0 Conrad ph1 0 0 0Orr 2b 5 1 1 0 RSorin p0 0 0 0Detwilr p 2 0 0 0 Moylan p0 0 0 0SRiver p 0 0 0 0 KJhnsn ph-2b1 1 1 1JBurke c 2 0 0 0Totals 41 6 9 6 Totals36 4 8 4
Washington 100 100 000 22—6Atlanta 000 002 000 20—4DP_Washington 3. LOB_Washington 8, Atlanta 7.
Nationals 6, Braves 3October 2nd, 2009 Nationals 6, Braves 3
Washington Atlantaab r h biab r h biMaxwll cf 5 1 2 0 McLoth cf4 1 0 0Dukes rf 4 0 0 1 Prado 2b5 0 4 0A.Dunn 1b 5 1 2 0 C.Jones 3b5 0 0 1MacDgl p 0 0 0 0 AdLRc 1b5 0 0 0Zmrmn 3b 3 2 1 0 GAndrs lf4 0 0 0Wlngh lf 4 0 0 0 YEscor ss4 1 1 0SRiver p 0 0 0 0 Infante rf4 1 3 0Villone p 0 0 0 0 D.Ross c3 0 2 2Brgmn p 0 0 0 0 D.Lowe p1 0 0 0Morse 1b 0 0 0 0 Medlen p0 0 0 0Dsmnd ss 3 2 2 3 KJhnsn ph1 0 1 0AlGnzlz 2b 3 0 1 1 Kawkm p0 0 0 0Nieves c 3 0 1 0 McCnn ph1 0 0 0JPadill pr 0 0 0 0 OFlhrt p0 0 0 0JBurke c 0 0 0 0LHrndz p 3 0 1 0WHarrs lf 1 0 0 0Totals 34 6 10 5 Totals37 3 11 3
Washington 013 020 000—6Atlanta 020 000 100—3E_Nieves (6), G.Anderson (4). DP_Atlanta 2.
Ian Desmond drives in 3 with homer, triple to lift streaking Nationals past Braves 6-3October 2nd, 2009 Desmond lifts streaking Nats past Braves 6-3ATLANTA — Rookie Ian Desmond homered, tripled and drove in three runs and the Washington Nationals kept up their strong finish to a dismal season by beating the Atlanta Braves 6-3 Friday night. The Nationals, who lead the majors with 103 losses, have a five-game winning streak, their second-longest string of the year.
Nationals 2, Braves 1October 1st, 2009 Nationals 2, Braves 1
Washington Atlantaab r h biab r h biWHarrs lf 4 1 2 0 McLoth cf4 1 1 1Dsmnd ss 4 0 0 0 Prado 2b3 0 1 0A.Dunn 1b 3 0 0 0 C.Jones 3b3 0 0 0JPadill rf 0 0 0 0 McCnn c4 0 0 0Zmrmn 3b 4 1 2 1 GAndrs lf4 0 2 0Morse rf-1b 4 0 0 0 YEscor ss3 0 1 0Orr 2b 4 0 1 1 AdLRc 1b3 0 0 0Maxwll cf 4 0 1 0 Church rf3 0 1 0Nieves c 3 0 1 0 Hanson p1 0 0 0Mock p 2 0 0 0 Conrad ph1 0 0 0CGzmn ph 1 0 0 0 MGnzlz p0 0 0 0Clipprd p 0 0 0 0 RSorin p0 0 0 0MacDgl p 0 0 0 0 Infante ph1 0 0 0Totals 33 2 7 2 Totals30 1 6 1
Washington 000 100 001—2Atlanta 001 000 000—1DP_Washington 3, Atlanta 1. LOB_Washington 6, Atlanta 8.
Playing loose and free, Braves stay in hunt with 6-3 win in 10 to complete sweep of NationalsSeptember 30th, 2009 Surging Braves win 6-3 in 10 to sweep NationalsWASHINGTON — The Atlanta Braves scored three in the top of the 10th inning Sunday, keeping up their late-season surge and completing a sweep of the Washington Nationals with a 6-3 victory. Brian McCann drove in a run with a groundout, and pinch hitter Omar Infante followed with a two-run single as the Braves ran their winning streak to six.
Braves 6, Nationals 3, 10 inningsSeptember 30th, 2009 Braves 6, Nationals 3, 10 innings
Atlanta Washingtonab r h biab r h biMcLoth cf 3 1 0 0 WHarrs cf5 0 3 0Prado 2b 4 2 1 0 Dsmnd ss4 0 0 0C.Jones 3b 5 2 2 0 Zmrmn 3b4 1 1 1McCnn c 5 0 1 1 Wlngh lf4 1 1 1GAndrs lf 4 0 0 1 Dukes rf5 0 0 0Gorecki lf 0 0 0 0 Morse 1b5 1 1 1Infante ph 1 0 1 2 JBurke c4 0 1 0RSorin p 0 0 0 0 AlGnzlz 2b4 0 1 0YEscor ss 4 1 2 1 LHrndz p3 0 0 0AdLRc 1b 4 0 1 1 Clipprd p0 0 0 0M.Diaz rf-lf 3 0 0 0 CGzmn ph1 0 1 0D.Lowe p 2 0 1 0 Maxwll pr0 0 0 0Norton ph 1 0 0 0 MacDgl p0 0 0 0Moylan p 0 0 0 0MGnzlz p 0 0 0 0Conrad ph 1 0 0 0Church rf 0 0 0 0Totals 37 6 9 6 Totals39 3 9 3
Atlanta 000 200 100 3—6Washington 200 100 000 0—3E_Alb.Gonzalez (10). DP_Washington 2.
Braves 11, Nationals 5September 26th, 2009 Braves 11, Nationals 5
Atlanta Washingtonab r h biab r h biMcLoth cf 5 1 1 0 WHarrs cf3 0 1 1Prado 2b 2 3 1 0 Maxwll ph-cf0 0 0 0C.Jones 3b 5 2 2 1 Orr 3b3 0 0 0McCnn c 4 2 2 2 Segovia p0 0 0 0GAndrs lf 5 0 2 1 Zmrmn ph1 0 0 0Gorecki pr-lf 0 1 0 0 MacDgl p0 0 0 0YEscor ss 5 2 2 3 Villone p0 0 0 0AdLRc 1b 3 0 2 1 Kensng p0 0 0 0M.Diaz rf 5 0 1 1 Wlngh lf4 0 0 0Hanson p 3 0 0 0 A.Dunn 1b4 0 0 0KJhnsn ph 1 0 0 0 Dukes rf4 1 1 0MGnzlz p 0 0 0 0 J.Bard c3 1 1 0Norton ph 1 0 0 0 AlGnzlz 2b4 1 2 0OFlhrt p 0 0 0 0 Dsmnd ss3 1 1 1RSorin p 0 0 0 0 Mock p0 0 0 0Morse ph-3b3 1 1 3Totals 39 11 13 9 Totals32 5 7 5
Atlanta 410 100 005—11Washington 001 030 001— 5E_Orr (4), Dukes 2 (8). DP_Washington 1.
2 days later, nobody believes Bobby Cox, but he insists he's retiring after next seasonSeptember 25th, 2009 Braves' Cox insists he's retiring after next yearWASHINGTON — Two days after Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox announced he was retiring after next season, some people still don't believe him. "I always thought they'd have to bury him in his Braves uniform," third baseman Chipper Jones said Friday before the start of a series against Washington.
Braves 4, Nationals 1September 25th, 2009 Braves 4, Nationals 1
Atlanta Washingtonab r h biab r h biMcLoth cf 5 0 0 0 WHarrs lf4 0 1 0Prado 2b 5 1 2 1 Dsmnd ss4 0 0 0C.Jones 3b 5 1 2 0 A.Dunn 1b4 0 0 0McCnn c 4 1 1 0 Zmrmn 3b3 0 1 0YEscor ss 5 1 1 0 Wlngh rf3 0 0 0GAndrs lf 4 0 1 1 Orr 2b2 0 0 0Gorecki lf 0 0 0 0 J.Bard c3 1 1 1M.Diaz rf 2 0 2 1 Maxwll cf3 0 0 0AdLRc 1b 3 0 0 0 Lannan p2 0 0 0JVazqz p 2 0 0 0 Brgmn p0 0 0 0Villone p0 0 0 0CGzmn ph1 0 0 0SRiver p0 0 0 0Totals 35 4 9 3 Totals29 1 3 1
Atlanta 200 000 011—4Washington 000 000 010—1E_McCann (12), Orr (3), Desmond (5). LOB_Atlanta 10, Washington 3.
Braves OF Nate McLouth activated from DL after missing 17 games with hamstring injurySeptember 4th, 2009 Braves OF McLouth activated from disabled listATLANTA — Atlanta Braves outfielder Nate McLouth is back in uniform after missing 17 games with a strained left hamstring. The Braves activated McLouth from the 15-day disabled list before Friday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds.
Braves 8, Nationals 1August 12th, 2009 Braves 8, Nationals 1
Washington Atlantaab r h biab r h biMorgan cf 4 1 2 0 Church cf3 2 2 1CGzmn ss 4 0 2 0 Prado 1b5 1 1 1Zmrmn 3b 4 0 1 1 C.Jones 3b4 2 2 1Dunn 1b 4 0 0 0 McCnn c3 1 1 1Wlngh lf 4 0 1 0 YEscor ss3 0 1 1Dukes rf 3 0 0 0 GAndrs lf4 0 1 0AlGnzlz 2b 4 0 1 0 M.Diaz rf4 0 1 0Nieves c 4 0 1 0 Infante 2b4 1 1 0Lannan p 2 0 0 0 Hanson p1 0 0 0Kensng p 0 0 0 0 OFlhrt p0 0 0 0WHarrs ph 1 0 0 0 Norton ph0 1 0 0Clipprd p 0 0 0 0 Acosta p0 0 0 0SRiver p 0 0 0 0Totals 34 1 8 1 Totals31 8 10 5
Washington 100 000 000—1Atlanta 012 030 11x—8E_C.Guzman (14), Willingham (5), Infante (3). DP_Washington 2.
Braves 9, Nationals 8July 4th, 2009 Braves 9, Nationals 8E_Kawakami (1), Beimel (2). LOB_Atlanta 13, Washington 8.
Nationals 5, Braves 3July 4th, 2009 Nationals 5, Braves 3E_Prado (4). DP_Atlanta 1, Washington 1.