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.
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.
Tommy Hanson pitches 7 innings for 11th win as Atlanta Braves beat Washington Nationals 11-5September 26th, 2009 Hanson helps Braves beat Nationals 11-5WASHINGTON — Tommy Hanson pitched seven innings for his 11th win, Yunel Escobar drove in three runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 11-5 on Saturday for their fifth consecutive victory. Atlanta pulled within three games of NL wild card-leading Colorado, which was scheduled to play St.
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.
What a debut! Rookie Ian Desmond has HR, 4 RBIs in Nationals 8-7 win over PhilliesSeptember 10th, 2009 Desmond's 4 RBIs lead Nationals over Phillies 8-7WASHINGTON — Ian Desmond homered and drove in four runs in his major league debut, Livan Hernandez pitched effectively into the eighth inning and the Washington Nationals held off the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 on Thursday night. Adam Dunn hit his 36th homer for the Nationals, who gave up five runs in the ninth before Ron Villone got Ryan Howard to ground into a game-ending double play with runners at the corners.
Nationals 8, Phillies 7September 10th, 2009 Nationals 8, Phillies 7
Philadelphia Washingtonab r h biab r h biRollins ss 5 1 2 0 WHarrs cf-lf4 2 2 0Victorn cf 5 1 2 1 Orr 2b5 0 1 2Utley 2b 5 1 2 1 MacDgl p0 0 0 0Howard 1b 4 0 0 1 Villone p0 0 0 0Ibanez lf 4 0 0 0 Zmrmn 3b5 0 0 0Werth rf 4 1 1 0 A.Dunn 1b4 1 1 2P.Feliz 3b 4 1 1 0 Morse 1b0 0 0 0C.Ruiz c 2 1 1 0 Wlngh lf3 1 1 0Blanton p 1 0 1 0 Maxwll pr-cf0 0 0 0TWalkr p 0 0 0 0 Dukes rf2 2 1 0ATracy ph 1 0 0 0 Dsmnd ss4 1 2 4Durbin p 0 0 0 0 Nieves c3 1 1 0Lidge p 0 0 0 0 LHrndz p1 0 0 0Stairs ph 1 1 1 4 SBurntt p0 0 0 0JFlores ph1 0 0 0Segovia p0 0 0 0AlGnzlz 2b0 0 0 0Totals 36 7 11 7 Totals32 8 9 8
Philadelphia 200 000 005—7Washington 002 150 00x—8E_Rollins 2 (5), Desmond (1). DP_Philadelphia 1, Washington 1.
Braves activate INF Omar Infante from DL after 2½-month recovery from broken handAugust 11th, 2009 Braves INF Infante comes off DLATLANTA — The Braves have activated infielder Omar Infante from the disabled list and put him in the starting lineup for the opener of a two-game series against the Washington Nationals. Infante had been out since May 20 with a broken left hand, the result of being hit by a pitch.
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.
Wrist tendinitis sends Braves 2B Kelly Johnson to DL; IF Brooks Conrad summoned from Triple-AJuly 4th, 2009 Wrist injury sends Braves' 2B Johnson to DLWASHINGTON — Struggling Braves second baseman Kelly Johnson has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with right wrist tendinitis. The move was made before Atlanta opened a three-game weekend series against the Washington Nationals on Friday.
Another Nationals bullpen shuffle: Clippard up from Triple-A; Wells designated for assignmentJune 25th, 2009 Another Nats bullpen move: Clippard up; Wells outWASHINGTON — Tyler Clippard has been promoted from Triple-A Syracuse and Kip Wells has been designated for assignment, the latest shuffle for the struggling Washington Nationals bullpen. Wells was one of several relievers who struggled during Tuesday night's 11-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox.
Chipper Jones hits 2 homers, drives in 5 as Braves rally in 8th for 8-7 win over BrewersJune 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).
Nationals recall INF Gonzalez from Triple-A Syracuse, option OF Maxwell to minorsMay 30th, 2009 Nats recall INF Gonzalez, option OF Maxwell to AAAPHILADELPHIA — The Washington Nationals have recalled infielder Alberto Gonzalez from Triple-A Syracuse and optioned outfielder Justin Maxwell to the minor league club. The moves were made before Washington's game at the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.
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