Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves
October 2, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 2009 at Turner Field. The Washington Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Nationals 6, Atlanta Braves 3

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Maxwell cf 5 1 2 0
Dukes rf 4 0 0 1
Dunn 1b 5 1 2 0
  MacDougal p 0 0 0 0
Zimmerman 3b 3 2 1 0
Willingham lf 4 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Bergmann p 0 0 0 0
  Morse 1b 0 0 0 0
Desmond ss 3 2 2 3
Gonzalez 2b 3 0 1 1
Nieves c 3 0 1 0
  Padilla pr 0 0 0 0
  Burke c 0 0 0 0
Hernandez p 3 0 1 0
  Harris lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
McLouth cf 4 1 0 0
Prado 2b 5 0 4 0
Jones 3b 5 0 0 1
LaRoche 1b 5 0 0 0
Anderson lf 4 0 0 0
Escobar ss 4 1 1 0
Infante rf 4 1 3 0
Ross c 3 0 2 2
Lowe p 1 0 0 0
  Medlen p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 1 0
  Kawakami p 0 0 0 0
  McCann ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Flaherty p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
Washington 013 020 0006101
Atlanta 020 000 1003111
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  W(9-12) 6.1 9 3 3 1 2
  Rivera   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Villone   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Bergmann   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  MacDougal  SV(20) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
1
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Lowe  L(15-10) 4.2 8 6 5 5 4
  Medlen   2.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Kawakami   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  O'Flaherty   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
6
7

  E–Nieves (6), Anderson (4).  DP–Atlanta 2. Escobar-Prado-LaRoche, Kawakami-Escobar-LaRoche.  2B–Washington Dunn 2 (29,off Lowe 2); L. Hernandez (2,off Medlen), Atlanta Ross (9,off L. Hernandez); Prado (37,off MacDougal).  3B–Washington Maxwell (1,off Lowe); Desmond (2,off Lowe).  HR–Washington Desmond (3,2nd inning off Lowe 0 on 0 out).  IBB–Zimmerman (9,by Lowe).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Lowe (12,off L. Hernandez).  HBP–Ross (1,by Bergmann).  Team–10.  CS–Gonzalez (1,2nd base by Lowe/Ross).  SB–Prado (1,2nd base off L. Hernandez/Nieves).  U-HP–Jerry Meals, 1B–Ron Kulpa, 2B–Mike DiMuro, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–2:56.  A–33,124.
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