Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington 6, Atlanta 4
When: 4:10 PM ET, Saturday, October 3, 2009
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: 74°
Umpires: Home - Ron Kulpa, 1B - Mike DiMuro, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Jerry Meals
Attendance: 28278
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: 74°
Umpires: Home - Ron Kulpa, 1B - Mike DiMuro, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Jerry Meals
Attendance: 28278
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Washington | 58-103 | 33-48 | 25-55 | W6 |
| Atlanta | 86-75 | 40-40 | 46-35 | L5 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Atlanta Braves have a 40-40 record at home this season. The Washington Nationals have a 25-55 record on the road.
- Atlanta has a streak of 5 straight up losses. The Braves have won 5 of their last 10 games.
- Washington has a streak of 6 straight up wins. The Nationals have won 6 of their last 10 games.
- Zack Segovia pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 7.84. Logan Kensing closed out the game to get the save and has 1 save for the season. Manny Acosta took the loss for Atlanta.
- Justin Maxwell, Ian Desmond hit homeruns for Washington.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Washington | Atlanta | |
| Ross Detwiler | Player | Jair Jurrjens |
| No Decision | W/L | No Decision |
| 5.0 | IP | 8.0 |
| 1 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 1 | Hits | 5 |
| 0.00 | ERA | 2.25 |
Hitting
| Washington | Atlanta | |
| Ryan Zimmerman | Player | Brian McCann |
| 3 | Hits | 2 |
| 1 | RBI | 2 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 4 | TB | 2 |
| .600 | Avg | .667 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Washington | 9 | 2 | 18 | .220 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta | 8 | 0 | 10 | .222 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |