Orr's RBI single leads Nats to fourth in row

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

ATLANTA -- Pete Orr's single in the top of the ninth inning helped the Nationals edge the Braves, 2-1, on Thursday night at Turner Field.

Orr's RBI single leads Nats to fourth in row....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .234
Desmond, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269
Dunn, A, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .266
Padilla, J, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .288
Morse, RF-1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .273
Orr, 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .270
Maxwell, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .247
Nieves, C 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .256
Mock, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .087
a-Guzman, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .284
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 2 7 2 2 12 13

a-Struck out for Mock in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R 2 (35, Hanson, Soriano, R).
TB: Harris, W 2; Zimmerman, R 4; Orr; Maxwell; Nieves.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (105), Orr (10).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Orr 2; Guzman, C; Nieves.
GIDP: Desmond.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Maxwell (6, 2nd base off Hanson/McCann), Orr (2, 3rd base off Soriano, R/McCann).

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Orr-Desmond-Dunn, A 2, Orr-Dunn, A-Desmond).


Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McLouth, CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .258
Prado, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .301
Jones, C, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .267
McCann, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280
Anderson, G, LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .275
Escobar, Y, SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .302
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .282
Church, RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .273
Hanson, P 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .054
a-Conrad, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216
Gonzalez, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Soriano, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Infante, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299
Totals 30 1 6 1 6 6 16

a-Struck out for Hanson in the 7th. b-Grounded into a forceout for Soriano, R in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Prado (36, Mock).
HR: McLouth (19, 3rd inning off Mock, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: McLouth 4; Prado 2; Anderson, G 2; Escobar, Y; Church.
RBI: McLouth (69).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hanson 2; Anderson, G; Infante.
GIDP: Jones, C; McCann; McLouth.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: (Prado-Escobar, Y-LaRoche, Ad).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mock 6.0 5 1 1 4 2 1 5.62
Clippard (W, 4-2) 2.2 1 0 0 2 4 0 2.78
MacDougal (S, 19) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.39

Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hanson 7.0 5 1 1 2 9 0 2.89
Gonzalez, M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.42
Soriano, R (L, 1-6) 1.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 3.05

IBB: Church (by Mock).
Pitches-strikes: Mock 99-54, Clippard 45-27, MacDougal 4-2, Hanson 105-64, Gonzalez, M 10-6, Soriano, R 21-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Mock 15-1, Clippard 3-1, MacDougal 1-0, Hanson 8-4, Gonzalez, M 2-1, Soriano, R 0-0.
Batters faced: Mock 24, Clippard 11, MacDougal 1, Hanson 27, Gonzalez, M 3, Soriano, R 5.
Inherited runners-scored: MacDougal 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Dale Scott. 1B: Jerry Meals. 2B: Ron Kulpa. 3B: Mike DiMuro.
Weather: 72 degrees, clear.
Wind: 4 mph, L to R.
T: 2:47.
Att: 38,237.
October 1, 2009