Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington 2, Atlanta 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, October 1, 2009
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: 72°
Umpires: Home - Dale Scott, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Mike DiMuro
Attendance: 38237
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: 72°
Umpires: Home - Dale Scott, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Mike DiMuro
Attendance: 38237
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Washington | 56-103 | 33-48 | 23-55 | W4 |
| Atlanta | 86-73 | 40-38 | 46-35 | L3 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Atlanta Braves have a 40-38 record at home this season. The Washington Nationals have a 23-55 record on the road.
- Atlanta has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Braves have won 7 of their last 10 games.
- Washington has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Nationals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
- Tyler Clippard pitched 2.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.78. Mike MacDougal closed out the game to get the save and has 19 saves for the season. Rafael Soriano took the loss for Atlanta.
- Nate McLouth had the only homerun for Atlanta.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Washington | Atlanta | |
| Garrett Mock | Player | Tommy Hanson |
| No Decision | W/L | No Decision |
| 6.0 | IP | 7.0 |
| 2 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 5 | Hits | 5 |
| 1.50 | ERA | 1.29 |
Hitting
| Washington | Atlanta | |
| Willie Harris | Player | Garret Anderson |
| 2 | Hits | 2 |
| 0 | RBI | 0 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 2 | TB | 2 |
| .500 | Avg | .500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Washington | 7 | 0 | 9 | .212 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Atlanta | 6 | 1 | 10 | .200 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |