Brooks Conrad made quite a first impression, keeping the Atlanta Braves' winning streak and pursuit of the NL East lead in tact. Conrad hit a pinch-hit, go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Braves beat the Washington Nationals 9-8 on Friday night for their season-high fifth straight victory. "(Conrad) couldn't have had a better debut with this organization, that's for sure," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "He was a good asset and won us the game tonight, probably.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Pitchers
Fri 4/10	Atl	WAS 5 at ATL 6	W: Campillo L: Beimel
Sat 4/11	Atl	WAS 3 at ATL 5	W: Kawakami L: Lannan
Sun 4/12	Atl	WAS 5 at ATL 8	W: Jurrjens L: Olsen
Mon 4/20	Was	ATL 2 at WAS 3	W: Zimmermann L: Lowe
Tue 4/21	Was	ATL 3 at WAS 4	W: Martis L: Kawakami
Wed 4/22	Was	ATL 1 at WAS 0	W: Gonzalez L: Mock
Fri 7/3	Was	ATL 9 at WAS 8	W: Logan L: Colome
Sat 7/4	Was	ATL 3 at WAS 5	W: Lannan L: Gonzalez
Sun 7/5	Was	ATL 3 at WAS 5	W: Olsen L: Lowe
Tue 8/11	Atl	WAS 1 at ATL 8	W: Hanson L: Lannan
Wed 8/12	Atl	WAS 2 at ATL 6	W: Lowe L: Sosa
Fri 9/25	Was	ATL 4 at WAS 1	W: Vazquez L: Lannan
Sat 9/26	Was	ATL 11 at WAS 5	W: Hanson L: Mock
Sun 9/27	Was	ATL 6 at WAS 3	W: Gonzalez L: MacDougal
Thu 10/1	Atl	WAS 2 at ATL 1	W: Clippard L: Soriano
Fri 10/2	Atl	WAS 6 at ATL 3	W: Hernandez L: Lowe
Sat 10/3	Atl	WAS 6 at ATL 4	W: Segovia L: Acosta
Sun 10/4	Atl	WAS 2 at ATL 1	W: Kensing L: Logan

Box Scores

Braves (39 - 40) Season Stats | Roster | Tickets		Nationals (22 - 55) Season Stats | Roster | Tickets
Lineup Name AB R H RBI BB 1. N McLouth, CF 6 0 1 0 0 2. M Prado, 2B 6 3 3 0 0 3. C Jones, 3B 4 2 2 2 2 4. B McCann, C 5 1 2 0 0 5. Y Escobar, SS 2 1 2 2 2 6. M Diaz, LF 3 0 2 2 1 7. J Francoeur, RF 4 0 0 0 0 7. G Anderson, PH 1 0 0 0 0 7. M Gonzalez, P 0 0 0 0 0 7. R Soriano, P 0 0 0 0 0 8. C Kotchman, 1B 3 1 1 0 2 9. K Kawakami, P 2 0 0 0 1 9. B Logan, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. B Conrad, PH 1 1 1 3 0 9. P Moylan, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. G Blanco, RF 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 9 14 9 8		Lineup Name AB R H RBI BB 1. N Morgan, CF 4 1 0 0 1 2. N Johnson, 1B 4 1 1 1 1 3. R Zimmerman, 3B 4 2 1 0 1 4. A Dunn, LF 3 1 1 1 2 5. J Willingham, RF 4 1 1 1 0 6. C Guzman, SS 4 0 2 3 0 7. J Bard, C 5 0 0 1 0 8. W Harris, 2B 2 1 1 0 1 8. A Hernandez, PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 9. R Detwiler, P 2 1 1 1 0 9. T Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. S Burnett, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. A Gonzalez, PH 1 0 0 0 0 9. J Colome, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. R Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. J Tavarez, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. A Kearns, PH 1 0 0 0 0 9. J Beimel, P 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 8 8 8 6
Pitcher Name IP H R ER BB K ERA* K Kawakami 4.1 6 5 4 3 6 4.46 B Logan (W, 1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 P Moylan (H, 12) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 4.13 M Gonzalez (H, 6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 2.54 R Soriano (S, 8) 1.0 1 2 2 2 1 1.63		Pitcher Name IP H R ER BB K ERA* R Detwiler 3.1 10 5 5 2 1 5.81 T Clippard 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 3.60 S Burnett 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 3.15 J Colome (L, 1-1) 1.0 1 3 3 2 0 8.40 R Villone 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 3.13 J Tavarez 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 4.22 J Beimel 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 3.41
* = Season Stat
BATTING 2B: M Prado 2 (16), C Jones (14), B McCann (15), Y Escobar (17) HR: B Conrad (1)		BATTING 2B: C Guzman (15), W Harris (12) HR: A Dunn (21) BASERUNNING SB: N Morgan (19)

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Player News

Braves Derek Lowe (ATL) News: Atlanta is trying to trade Lowe this offseason, but isn't finding much of a market due to the three years and $15 million left on his contract, FoxSports.com reports. Atlanta has had discussions with the Brewers about trading Lowe for Corey Hart, the FoxSports.com report adds. However, a later MLB.com report says the Braves are not interested in Hart.  (RotoWire - Fri. Nov 20, 2009) Kyle Cofield (ATL) News: Cofield was added to Atlanta's 40-man roster.  (RotoWire - Fri. Nov 20, 2009) Jeff Lyman (ATL) News: Lyman was added to Atlanta's 40-man roster. He had a 7.07 ERA and 11:6 K:BB ratio in 14 innings in the Arizona Fall League.  (RotoWire - Fri. Nov 20, 2009)

Nationals Stephen Strasburg (WAS) News: Strasburg's knee injury is officially a patellar subluxation of the left knee, the Washington Post reports.  (RotoWire - Sat. Nov 21, 2009) Stephen Strasburg (WAS) News: Strasburg has a dislocation in his left knee joint and should be fine for spring training.  (STATS - Sat. Nov 21, 2009) Stephen Strasburg (WAS) News: Updating a previous report, number-one overall pick Stephen Strasburg will not need surgery on his injured left knee, according to MLBlogs.com. Strasburg injured his knee shagging fly balls on Thursday.  (Fanball - Fri. Nov 20, 2009)