Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington 2, Atlanta 1
When: 1:30 PM ET, Sunday, October 4, 2009
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - Mike DiMuro, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Ron Kulpa
Attendance: 36307
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - Mike DiMuro, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Ron Kulpa
Attendance: 36307
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Washington | 59-103 | 33-48 | 26-55 | W7 |
| Atlanta | 86-76 | 40-41 | 46-35 | L6 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Atlanta Braves have a 40-41 record at home this season. The Washington Nationals have a 26-55 record on the road.
- Atlanta has a streak of 6 straight up losses. The Braves have won 4 of their last 10 games.
- Washington has a streak of 7 straight up wins. The Nationals have won 7 of their last 10 games.
- Logan Kensing pitched 2.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 8.92. Boone Logan took the loss for Atlanta.
- Nate McLouth had the only homerun for Atlanta.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Washington | Atlanta | |
| J.D. Martin | Player | Tim Hudson |
| No Decision | W/L | No Decision |
| 6.0 | IP | 7.0 |
| 2 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 6 | Hits | 7 |
| 1.50 | ERA | 1.29 |
Hitting
| Washington | Atlanta | |
| Alberto Gonzalez | Player | Omar Infante |
| 2 | Hits | 3 |
| 1 | RBI | 0 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 2 | TB | 5 |
| .333 | Avg | .429 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Washington | 13 | 0 | 17 | .241 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta | 13 | 1 | 19 | .236 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |