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Series: Game 2 of 4

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Washington leads 2-0 (as of 10/2)

Game 1: Thursday, October 1
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Game 2: Friday, October 2
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Game 3: Saturday, October 3
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Game 4: Sunday, October 4
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Nationals 6

(57-103, 24-55 away)

Braves 3

(86-74, 40-39 home)

7:30 PM ET, October 2, 2009

Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia 

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WAS 013020000 6 10 1
ATL 020000100 3 11 1

W: L. Hernandez (9-12)

L: D. Lowe (15-10)

S: M. MacDougal (20)

Washington Nationals
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
J Maxwell CF51200115.256.337.439
E Dukes RF40011124.254.337.401
A Dunn 1B51200221.268.397.531
0000000.000.000.000
R Zimmerman 3B32102023.288.361.520
J Willingham LF4000009.263.370.504
0000000.333.500.333
0000000.000.000.000
0000000.000.000.000
0000000.273.304.523
I Desmond SS32231019.286.329.557
A Gonzalez 2B30111121.263.296.351
W Nieves C30101114.257.309.297
0000000.091.130.091
0000000.125.200.125
L Hernandez P30100011.148.179.185
1000015.234.362.389
Totals34610567162   
BATTING
2B: A Dunn 2 (29, D Lowe 2); L Hernandez (2, K Medlen)
3B: J Maxwell (1, D Lowe); I Desmond (2, D Lowe)
HR: I Desmond (3, 2nd inning off D Lowe 0 on, 0 Out)
RBI: I Desmond 3 (11), E Dukes (58), A Gonzalez (32)
2-out RBI: I Desmond 2, A Gonzalez
GIDP: L Hernandez, J Maxwell
Nationals RISP: 2-10 (J Willingham 0-2, A Gonzalez 1-2, E Dukes 0-1, W Nieves 0-1, J Maxwell 0-1, I Desmond 1-1, A Dunn 0-1, R Zimmerman 0-1)
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING
CS: A Gonzalez (1, 2nd base by D Lowe/D Ross)
FIELDING
E: W Nieves (6, throw)
Washington Nationals
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
L Hernandez
(W, 9-12)		6.193312093-555.44
S Rivera
(H, 1)		0.10000004-26.23
R Villone
(H, 7)		1.010002024-144.57
J Bergmann
(H, 10)		0.10000105-34.70
M MacDougal
(S, 20)		1.010002017-113.60
Totals9.01133170143-85 
PITCHING
HBP: D Ross (By J Bergmann)
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Hernandez 15/29; S Rivera 0/1; R Villone 2/4; J Bergmann 1/2; M MacDougal 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Hernandez 18-2-9-26; S Rivera 1-0-0-1; R Villone 5-3-4-2; J Bergmann 2-1-0-0; M MacDougal 4-3-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hernandez 10-7; S Rivera 1-0; R Villone 1-0; J Bergmann 0-0; M MacDougal 0-1
Game Scores: L Hernandez 44
Atlanta Braves
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
N McLouth CF41001017.256.352.431
M Prado 2B50400022.307.356.466
C Jones 3B50010219.264.386.432
A LaRoche 1B50000325.280.361.493
G Anderson LF40000117.273.307.408
Y Escobar SS41100010.301.380.440
O Infante RF41300014.309.367.387
D Ross C3022007.273.380.508
D Lowe P1000004.222.276.222
0000000.000.000.000
1010004.223.303.389
0000000.098.159.098
1000014.279.346.486
0000000.000.000.000
Totals37311317143   
a-singled to right for K Medlen in the 7th
b-struck out swinging for K Kawakami in the 8th
BATTING
2B: D Ross (9, L Hernandez); M Prado (37, M MacDougal)
RBI: D Ross 2 (20), C Jones (71)
S: D Lowe
Braves RISP: 1-10 (A LaRoche 0-3, C Jones 0-2, D Lowe 0-1, D Ross 1-1, N McLouth 0-1, B McCann 0-1, M Prado 0-1)
Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING
SB: M Prado (1, 2nd base off L Hernandez/W Nieves)
FIELDING
E: G Anderson (4, throw)
DP: 2 (Y Escobar-M Prado-A LaRoche, K Kawakami-Y Escobar-A LaRoche).
Atlanta Braves
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
D Lowe
(L, 15-10)		4.2865541106-584.67
K Medlen2.110012035-244.32
K Kawakami1.01000109-73.91
E O'Flaherty1.000000012-73.09
Totals9.01065671162-96 
PITCHING
IBB: R Zimmerman (By D Lowe)
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Lowe 16/25; K Medlen 7/9; K Kawakami 3/3; E O'Flaherty 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Lowe 13-13-16-16; K Medlen 5-5-8-6; K Kawakami 1-1-3-2; E O'Flaherty 2-1-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Lowe 5-4; K Medlen 3-2; K Kawakami 2-0; E O'Flaherty 3-0
Game Scores: D Lowe 25

Scoring Summary

WASATL
2ndI Desmond homered to left.10
2ndD Ross doubled to deep center, Y Escobar and O Infante scored.12
3rdE Dukes grounded out to shortstop, J Maxwell scored.22
3rdI Desmond tripled to deep right, A Dunn and R Zimmerman scored.42
5thA Gonzalez singled to left, R Zimmerman scored, I Desmond to third, I Desmond scored, A Gonzalez to third on throwing error by left fielder G Anderson.62
7thC Jones grounded out to first, N McLouth scored, M Prado to second.63
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Game Information

StadiumTurner Field, Atlanta, GA
Attendance33,124 (67.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time2:56
Weather70 degrees, cloudy
Wind6 mph
UmpiresHome Plate - Jerry Meals, First Base - Ron Kulpa, Second Base - Mike Dimuro, Third Base - Dale Scott