Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida 9, Washington 6
When: 7:05 PM ET, Friday, September 4, 2009
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature: 82°
Umpires: Home - Brian Knight, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Greg Gibson
Attendance: 16364
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature: 82°
Umpires: Home - Brian Knight, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Greg Gibson
Attendance: 16364
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Florida | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
| Washington | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Florida | 71-64 | 39-33 | 32-31 | W3 |
| Washington | 46-89 | 27-40 | 19-49 | L7 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Washington Nationals have a 27-40 record at home this season. The Florida Marlins have a 32-31 record on the road.
- Washington has a streak of 7 straight up losses. The Nationals have won 2 of their last 10 games.
- Florida has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Marlins have won 5 of their last 10 games.
- Burke Badenhop pitched 3.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.84. Leo Nunez closed out the game to get the save and has 18 saves for the season. Garrett Mock took the loss for Washington.
- Josh Willingham had the only homerun for Washington. Jorge Cantu, John Baker hit homeruns for Florida.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Florida | Washington | |
| Sean West | Player | Garrett Mock |
| Loss | W/L | Loss |
| 3.0 | IP | 3.0 |
| 4 | Strikeouts | 3 |
| 7 | Hits | 7 |
| 15.00 | ERA | 18.00 |
Hitting
| Florida | Washington | |
| John Baker | Player | Adam Dunn |
| 3 | Hits | 3 |
| 4 | RBI | 1 |
| 1 | HR | 0 |
| 6 | TB | 3 |
| .600 | Avg | .750 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Florida | 13 | 2 | 22 | .333 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Washington | 13 | 1 | 20 | .325 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |