2009 Atlanta Braves season explained

Atlanta Braves
Season:	2009
League:	National League
Division:	East
Ballpark:	Turner Field
City:	Atlanta
Record:	86–76 (.531)
Divisional Place:	3rd
Owners:	Liberty Media
General Managers:	Frank Wren
Managers:	Bobby Cox
Radio:	Atlanta Braves Radio Network Jim Powell, Don Sutton, Mark Lemke, Jon Sciambi

The 2009 Atlanta Braves season was the 44th season in Atlanta and the 139th overall. The Braves were once again skippered by Bobby Cox, then in his 24th season managing the team. It was the Braves' 44th season in Atlanta, and the 138th season overall for the franchise.

Preseason transactions

Notable free agent acquisitions

Player	Former Team	Contract Terms
Derek Lowe (RHP)		4 years/$60M
Kenshin Kawakami (RHP)	Chunichi Dragons (NPB)	3 years/$23M
Garret Anderson (OF)		1 year/$2.5M
David Ross (C)		2 years/$3M

Notable Players lost to free agency

Player	New Team
John Smoltz (RHP)	Boston Red Sox
Mike Hampton (LHP)	Houston Astros
Corky Miller (C)	Chicago White Sox
Julián Tavárez (RHP)	Washington Nationals
Chuck James (LHP)	FREE AGENT

Source: Baseball-Reference.com 2009 Atlanta Braves Trades and Transactions

Pre-season trades

December 4, 2008	to Chicago White Sox (IF) Brent Lillibridge & Minor League prospects Tyler Flowers, Jon Gilmore & Santos Rodriguez	to Atlanta Braves (P) Javier Vázquez & (P) Boone Logan^[1]

Regular season

Game log

|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 1 || April 5 || @ Phillies || 4–1 || Lowe (1–0) || Myers (0–1) || || 2:22 || 44,532|| 1–0|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 2 || April 7 || @ Phillies || 4–0 || Jurrjens (1–0) || Moyer (0–1) || || 2:36 || 44,178|| 2–0|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 3 || April 8 || @ Phillies || 11–12 || Condrey (1–0) || Boyer (0–1) || Lidge (1) || 3:13 || 44,939|| 2–1|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 4 || April 10 || Nationals || 6–5 || Campillo (1–0) || Beimel (0–1) || || 3:58 || 48,327|| 3–1|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 5 || April 11 || Nationals || 5–3 || Kawakami (1–0) || Lannan (0–2) || González (1) || 2:33 || 34,325|| 4–1|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 6 || April 12 || Nationals || 8–5 || Jurrjens (2–0) || Olsen (0–2) || Soriano (1) || 2:47 || 19,873|| 5–1|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 7 || April 14 || Marlins || 1–5 || Volstad (2–0) || Vázquez (0–1) || || 2:31 || 16,293|| 5–2|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 8 || April 15 || Marlins || 4–10 || Penn (1–0) || Moylan (0–1) || || 3:07 || 19,204|| 5–3|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 9 || April 16 || Marlins || 2–6 || Sánchez (1–0) || Kawakami (1–1) || || 2:49 || 21,072|| 5–4|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 10 || April 17 || @ Pirates || 0–3 || Maholm (2–0) || Jurrjens (2–1) || Capps (3) || 2:36 || 15,659|| 5–5|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 11 || April 18 || @ Pirates || 0–10 || Snell (1–2) || Reyes (0–1) || || 2:22 || 20,755|| 5–6|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 12 || April 19 || @ Pirates || 11–1 || Vázquez (1–1) || Duke (2–1) || || 2:48 || 14,776|| 6–6|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 13 || April 20 || @ Nationals || 2–3 || Zimmermann (1–0) || Lowe (1–1) || Hanrahan (1) || 2:24 || 12,473|| 6–7|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 14 || April 21 || @ Nationals || 3–4 || Martis (2–0) || Kawakami (1–2) || Hanrahan (2) || 2:47 || 15,439|| 6–8|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 15 || April 22 || @ Nationals || 1–0 || González (1–0) || Mock (0–1) || Soriano (2) || 2:30 || 15,567|| 7–8|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 16 || April 24 || @ Reds || 4–3 || Vázquez (2–1) || Vólquez (2–2) || González (2) || 3:30 || 30,060|| 8–8|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 17 || April 25 || @ Reds || 10–2 || Lowe (2–1) || Arroyo (3–1) || || 2:38 || 33,015|| 9–8|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 18 || April 26 || @ Reds || 2–8 || Owings (1–2) || Kawakami (1–3) || || 2:36 || 29,327|| 9–9|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 19 || April 27 || Cardinals || 2–3 || Piñeiro (4–0) || Jurrjens (2–2) || Franklin (6) || 2:46 || 16,739|| 9–10|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 20 || April 28 || Cardinals || 2–1 || Moylan (1–1) || McClellan (1–1) || González (3) || 2:23 || 18,121|| 10–10|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 21 || April 29 || Cardinals || 3–5 || Wainwright (3–0) || Vázquez (2–2) || Franklin (7) || 2:49 || 19,127|| 10–11|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 22 || May 1 || Astros || 7–2 || Lowe (3–1) || Hampton (1–2) || || 2:47 || 29,309|| 11–11|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 23 || May 2 || Astros || 1–5 || Byrdak (1–0) || Carlyle (0–1) || || 2:48 || 28,203|| 11–12|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 24 || May 3 || Astros || 5–7 || Geary (1–3) || Moylan (1–2) || Hawkins (3) || 3:18 || 27,921|| 11–13|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 25 || May 4 || Mets || 4–6 || Maine (2–2) || Vázquez (2–3) || Rodríguez (6) || 2:42 || 19,132|| 11–14|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 26 || May 5 || Mets || 3–4 || Hernández (2–1) || Kawakami (1–4) || Rodríguez (7) || 3:13 || 21,049|| 11–15|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 27 || May 6 || @ Marlins || 8–6 || Lowe (4–1) || Taylor (0–2) || González (4) || 3:09 || 12,725|| 12–15|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 28 || May 7 || @ Marlins || 4–2 || Jurrjens (3–2) || Sánchez (1–4) || González (5) || 2:46 || 17,759|| 13–15|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 29 || May 8 || @ Phillies || 6–10 || Hamels (1–2) || Reyes (0–2) || || 2:29 || 45,312|| 13–16|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 30 || May 9 || @ Phillies || 6–2 || Vázquez (3–3) || Blanton (1–3) || || 2:29 || 45,339|| 14–16|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 31 || May 10 || @ Phillies || 4–2 || Kawakami (2–4) || Taschner (1–1) || Soriano (3) || 2:50 || 45,343|| 15–16|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 32 || May 11 || @ Mets || 8–3 || Lowe (5–1) || Santana (4–2) || || 3:04 || 40,497|| 16–16|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 33 || May 12 || @ Mets || 3–4 || Rodríguez (1–0) || Bennett (0–1) || || 3:02 || 39,408|| 16–17|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 34 || May 13 || @ Mets || 8–7 || Bennett (1–1) || Takahashi (0–1) || González (6) || 3:46 || 40,555|| 17–17|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 35 || May 15 || Diamondbacks || 4–3 || González (2–0) || Peña (3–1) || || 2:50 || 32,593|| 18–17|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 36 || May 16 || Diamondbacks || 0–12 || Scherzer (1–3) || Kawakami (2–5) || || 3:10 || 30,162|| 18–18|- style="background:#bbbbbb"| – || May 17 || Diamondbacks || colspan='6' |Rescheduled for August 17 || 18–18|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 38 || May 18 || Rockies || 1–5 || Marquis (5–3) || Lowe (5–2) || || 2:30 || 15,364|| 18–19|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 39 || May 19 || Rockies || 8–1 || Jurrjens (4–2) || Hammel (0–3) || || 2:46 || 16,749|| 19–19|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 40 || May 20 || Rockies || 12–4 || Vázquez (4–3) || de la Rosa (0–4) || || 3:17 || 19,259|| 20–19|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 41 || May 21 || Rockies || 0–9 || Cook (3–1) || Medlen (0–1) || || 2:35 || 25,481|| 20–20|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 42 || May 22 || Blue Jays || 1–0 || Kawakami (3–5) || Carlson (1–3) || González (7) || 2:19 || 21,533|| 21–20|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 43 || May 23 || Blue Jays || 4–3 || Lowe (6–2) || Janssen (0–1) || Soriano (4) || 2:31 || 27,377|| 22–20|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 44 || May 24 || Blue Jays || 10–2 || Bennett (2–1) || Camp (0–2) || || 2:59 || 23,971|| 23–20|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 45 || May 25 || @ Giants || 2–8 || Sánchez (2–4) || Vázquez (4–4) || || 3:04 || 40,034|| 23–21|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 46 || May 26 || @ Giants || 0–4 || Lincecum (4–1) || Medlen (0–2) || || 2:08 || 29,485|| 23–22|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 47 || May 27 || @ Giants || 3–6 || Johnson (4–4) || Kawakami (3–6) || Wilson (10) || 2:59 || 27,744|| 23–23|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 48 || May 28 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–5 || Haren (4–4) || Lowe (6–3) || Qualls (12) || 2:20 || 19,452|| 23–24|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 49 || May 29 || @ Diamondbacks || 10–6 || Jurrjens (5–2) || Garland (4–4) || || 3:10 || 26,146|| 24–24|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 50 || May 30 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–3 || Peña (5–2) || Bennett (2–2) || || 3:06 || 35,039|| 24–25|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 51 || May 31 || @ Diamondbacks || 9–3 || Medlen (1–2) || Scherzer (2–4) || || 2:56 || 30,020|| 25–25|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 52 || June 2 || Cubs || 6–5 || Soriano (1–0) || Heilman (2–3) || || 3:39 || 30,262|| 26–25|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 53 || June 3 || Cubs || 2–3 || Guzmán (2–0) || Bennett (2–3) || Gregg (9) || 3:19 || 30,646|| 26–26|- style="background:#bbbbbb"| – || June 4 || Cubs || colspan='6' |Rescheduled for June 22 || 26–26|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 55 || June 5 || Brewers || 0–4 || Gallardo (6–2) || Jurrjens (5–3) || || 2:23 || 23,327|| 26–27|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 56 || June 6 || Brewers || 0–3 || Suppan (4–4) || Vázquez (4–5) || Hoffman (15) || 2:57 || 32,721|| 26–28|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 57 || June 7 || Brewers || 8–7 || O'Flaherty (1–0) || Villanueva (2–4) || González (8) || 2:49 || 33,428|| 27–28|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 58 || June 8 || Pirates || 7–6 || Medlen (2–2) || Karstens (2–4) || || 4:46 || 21,856|| 28–28|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 59 || June 9 || Pirates || 4–3 || Lowe (7–3) || Burnett (1–2) || Soriano (5) || 2:35 || 20,124|| 29–28|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 60 || June 10 || Pirates || 2–3 || Karstens (3–4) || Jurrjens (5–4) || Capps (14) || 2:42 || 21,610|| 29–29|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 61 || June 11 || Pirates || 1–3 || Jackson (2–1) || Soriano (1–1) || Capps (15) || 2:37 || 29,331|| 29–30|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 62 || June 12 || @ Orioles || 7–2 || Hanson (1–0) || Berken (1–3) || || 3:15 || 28,469|| 30–30|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 63 || June 13 || @ Orioles || 4–8 || Bass (4–1) || O'Flaherty (1–1) || || 3:07 || 29,645|| 30–31|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 64 || June 14 || @ Orioles || 2–11 || Bergesen (4–2) || Lowe (7–4) || || 2:42 || 26,770|| 30–32|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 65 || June 16 || @ Reds || 2–7 || Herrera (1–2) || Jurrjens (5–5) || || 2:53 || 19,127|| 30–33|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 66 || June 17 || @ Reds || 3–4 || Owings (4–7) || Vázquez (4–6) || Cordero (16) || 2:44 || 27,455|| 30–34|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 67 || June 18 || @ Reds || 7–0 || Hanson (2–0) || Maloney (0–2)|| || 3:15 || 24,657|| 31–34|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 68 || June 19 || @ Red Sox || 8–2 || Kawakami (4–6) || Matsuzaka (1–5) || || 2:49 || 37,703|| 32–34|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 69 || June 20 || @ Red Sox || 0–3 || Beckett (8–3) || Lowe (7–5) || || 2:11 || 38,029|| 32–35|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 70 || June 21 || @ Red Sox || 5–6 || Papelbon (1–1) || Bennett (2–4) || || 2:47 || 37,243|| 32–36|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 54 || June 22 || Cubs || 2–0 || Vázquez (5–6) || Dempster (4–5) || Soriano (6) || 2:58 || 31,701|| 33–36|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 71 || June 23 || Yankees || 4–0 || Hanson (3–0) || Wang (0–6) || || 2:47 || 40,828|| 34–36|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 72 || June 24 || Yankees || 4–8 || Chamberlain (4–2) || Medlen (2–3) || Rivera (16)|| 3:16 || 42,315|| 34–37|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 73 || June 25 || Yankees || 7–11 || Aceves (5–1) || Lowe (7–6) || Rivera (17) || 3:49 || 47,508|| 34–38|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 74 || June 26 || Red Sox || 1–4 || Beckett (9–3) || Jurrjens (5–6) || || 2:46 || 48,418|| 34–39|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 75 || June 27 || Red Sox || 0–1 || Wakefield (10–3) || Vázquez (5–7) || Papelbon (18) || 2:46 || 48,151|| 34–40|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 76 || June 28 || Red Sox || 2–1 || Hanson (4–0) || Penny (6–3) || Gonzalez (9) || 3:01 || 41,463|| 35–40|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 77 || June 30 || Phillies || 5–4 || Moylan (2–2) || Park (3–2) || || 3:14 || 31,818|| 36–40|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 78 || July 1 || Phillies || 11–1 || Jurrjens (6–6) || Hamels (4–5) || || 2:32 || 25,212|| 37–40|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 79 || July 2 || Phillies || 5–2 || Gonzalez (3–0) || Madson (2–4) || Soriano (7) || 3:08 || 38,254|| 38–40|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 80 || July 3 || @ Nationals || 9–8 || Logan (1–0) || Colomé (1–1) || Soriano (8) || 3:28 || 33,982|| 39–40|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 81 || July 4 || @ Nationals || 3–5 || Lannan (6–5) || Gonzalez (3–1) || MacDougal (4) || 2:34 || 23,708|| 39–41|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 82 || July 5 || @ Nationals || 3–5 || Olsen (2–4) || Lowe (7–7) || MacDougal (5)|| 2:39 || 22,677|| 39–42|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 83 || July 6 || @ Cubs || 2–4 || Wells (4–3) || Jurrjens (6–7) || Gregg (15) || 2:30 || 40,042|| 39–43|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 84 || July 7 || @ Cubs || 2–1 || Vázquez (6–7) || Zambrano (4–4) || Soriano (9) || 2:44 || 40,359|| 40–43|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 85 || July 8 || @ Cubs || 4–1 || Kawakami (5–6) || Hart (0–1) || Soriano (10) || 2:50 || 40,531|| 41–43|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 86 || July 9 || @ Rockies || 6–7 || Rincón (2–0) || Gonzalez (3–2) || Street (22) || 3:11 || 30,392|| 41–44|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 87 || July 10 || @ Rockies || 4–1 || Lowe (8–7) || Jiménez (6–9) || Soriano (11) || 2:40 || 35,238|| 42–44|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 88 || July 11 || @ Rockies || 4–3 || Jurrjens (7–7) || Marquis (11–6) || Soriano (12) || 2:51 || 38,065|| 43–44|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 89 || July 12 || @ Rockies || 7–8 || Street (3–1)|| Valdez (0–1) || || 3:15 || 33,825|| 43–45|- style="text-align:center;" style="background:##f0e68c"| – || July 14 || colspan='9'|2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in St. Louis, Missouri|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 90 || July 16 || Mets || 5–3 || Acosta (1–0) || Feliciano (2–3) || Soriano (13) || 2:57 || 32,736|| 44–45|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 91 || July 17 || Mets || 11–0 || Jurrjens (8–7) || Pelfrey (7–5) || || 2:38 || 50,704|| 45–45|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 92 || July 18 || Mets || 1–5 || Santana (11–7) || Kawakami (5–7) || || 3:22 || 51,175|| 45–46|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 93 || July 19 || Mets || 7–1 || Vázquez (7–7) || Redding (1–4) || || 2:47 || 34,293|| 46–46|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 94 || July 20 || Giants || 11–3 || Hanson (5–0) || Romo (2–1) || || 2:50 || 21,988|| 47–46|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 95 || July 21 || Giants || 8–1 || Lowe (9–7) || Sadowski (2–2) || || 2:41 || 25,135|| 48–46|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 96 || July 22 || Giants || 4–2 || Jurrjens (9–7) || Lincecum (10–3) || Soriano (14) || 2:28 || 34,672|| 49–46|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 97 || July 23 || Giants || 1–5 || Zito (6–10) || Gonzalez (3–3) || || 2:58 || 31,727|| 49–47|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 98 || July 24 || @ Brewers || 9–4 || Vázquez (8–7) || Villanueva (2–7) || || 3:25 || 41,941|| 50–47|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 99 || July 25 || @ Brewers || 0–4 || Gollardo (9–7) || Hanson (5–1) || || 2:56 || 43,565|| 50–48|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 100 || July 26 || @ Brewers || 10–2 || Lowe (10–7) || Looper (9–5) || || 2:47 || 43,471|| 51–48|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 101 || July 28 || @ Marlins || 3–4 || Núñez (3–3) || Soriano (1–2) || || 2:48 || 13,128|| 51–49|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 102 || July 29 || @ Marlins || 3–6 || Johnson (10–2) || Kawakami (5–8) || Núñez (8) || 2:48 || 13,518|| 51–50|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 103 || July 30 || @ Marlins || 6–3 || Moylan (3–2) || Ayala (1–3) || Soriano (15) || 3:16 || 14,226|| 52–50|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 104 || July 31 || Dodgers || 0–5 || Schmidt (2–1) || Hanson (5–2) || || 2:53 || 45,225|| 52–51|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 105 || August 1 || Dodgers || 4–3 || Lowe (11–7) || Wolf (5–6) || Soriano (16) || 2:41 || 49,843|| 53–51|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 106 || August 2 || Dodgers || 1–9 || Billingsley (11–6) || Jurrjens (9–8) || || 3:22 || 37,654|| 53–52|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 107 || August 3 || @ Padres || 2–4 || Latos (3–1) || Kawakami (5–9) || Bell (27) || 2:33 || 20,423|| 53–53|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 108 || August 4 || @ Padres || 9–2 || Vázquez (9–7) || Stauffer (1–3) || || 2:52 || 17,916|| 54–53|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 109 || August 5 || @ Padres || 6–2 || Hanson (6–2) || Gaudin (4–10) || || 2:52 || 21,816|| 55–53|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 110 || August 6 || @ Dodgers || 4–5 || Elbert (2–0) || Soriano (1–3) || || 3:13 || 46,399|| 55–54|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 111 || August 7 || @ Dodgers || 9–5 || Moylan (4–2) || Troncoso (4–1) || || 4:20 || 53,184|| 56–54|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 112 || August 8 || @ Dodgers || 2–1 || Medlen (3–3) || Mota (3–3) || Soriano (17) || 3:31 || 53,338|| 57–54|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 113 || August 9 || @ Dodgers || 8–2 || Vázquez (10–7) || Stults (4–3) || || 2:53 || 45,438|| 58–54|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 114 || August 11 || Nationals || 8–1 || Hanson (7–2) || Lannan (8–9) || || 3:01 || 19,273|| 59–54|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 115 || August 12 || Nationals || 6–2 || Lowe (12–7) || Sosa (1–1) || || 2:34 || 17,886|| 60–54|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 116 || August 14 || Phillies || 2–3 || Madson (4–4) || Soriano (1–4) || Lidge (22) || 2:21 || 37,639|| 60–55|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 117 || August 15 || Phillies || 4–3 || Moylan (5–2) || Lidge (0–5) || || 2:54 || 44,043|| 61–55|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 118 || August 16 || Phillies || 1–4 || Happ (9–2) || Vázquez (10–8) || Lidge (23) || 2:45 || 25,215|| 61–56|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 37 || August 17 || Diamondbacks || 9–4 || Hanson (8–2) || Scherzer (7–7) || || 2:45 || 23,668|| 62–56|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 119 || August 18 || @ Mets || 4–9 || Pérez (3–3) || Lowe (12–8) || || 2:52 || 38,613|| 62–57|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 120 || August 19 || @ Mets || 14–2 || Jurrjens (10–8) || Parnell (3–5) || || 2:54 || 38,602|| 63–57|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 121 || August 20 || @ Mets || 3–2 || Kawakami (6–9) || Santana (13–9) || Soriano (18) || 2:41 || 39,105|| 64–57|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 122 || August 21 || Marlins || 3–5 || Sánchez (2–4) || Vázquez (10–9) || Núñez (14) || 2:48 || 22,608|| 64–58|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 123 || August 22 || Marlins || 4–3 || Hanson (9–2) || Volstad (9–10) || Soriano (19) || 2:47 || 35,200|| 65–58|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 124 || August 23 || Marlins || 7–5 || Moylan (6–2) || Calero (2–2) || Soriano (20) || 3:04 || 30,478|| 66–58|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 125 || August 25 || Padres || 1–2 || Thatcher (1–0) || Medlen (3–4) || Mujica (2) || 3:43 || 15,389|| 66–59|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 126 || August 26 || Padres || 5–12 || Stauffer (2–6) || Kawakami (6–10) || || 3:23 || 15,619|| 66–60|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 127 || August 27 || Padres || 9–1 || Vázquez (11–9) || Richard (7–4) || || 2:50 || 18,651|| 67–60|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 128 || August 28 || @ Phillies || 2–4 || Moyer (12–9) || Hanson (9–3) || Lidge (26) || 2:24 || 44,747|| 67–61|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 129 || August 29 || @ Phillies || 9–1 || Lowe (13–8) || Lee (12–10) || || 2:46 || 45,134|| 68–61|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 130 || August 30 || @ Phillies || 2–3 || Blanton (9–6) || Jurrjens (10–9) || Lidge (27) || 2:27 || 44,828|| 68–62|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 131 || August 31 || @ Marlins || 5–2 || Kawakami (7–10) || Johnson (13–4) || || 2:38 || 12,244|| 69–62|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 132 || September 1 || @ Marlins || 4–3 || Hudson (1–0) || Sánchez (2–6) || Soriano (21) || 3:02 || 14,024|| 70–62|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 133 || September 2 || @ Marlins || 7–8 || Núñez (4–4) || Gonzalez (3–4) || || 3:40 || 14,723|| 70–63|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 134 || September 3 || @ Marlins || 3–8 || Nolasco (10–8) || Medlen (3–5) || || 3:13 || 13,711|| 70–64|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 135 || September 4 || Reds || 1–3 || Arroyo (12–12) || Lowe (13–9) || || 2:25 || 24,219|| 70–65|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 136 || September 5 || Reds || 1–3 || Wells (1–3) || Jurrjens (10–10) || || 2:40 || 29,078|| 70–66|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 137 || September 6 || Reds || 2–4 || Owings (7–12) || Kawakami (7–11) || || 3:39 || 32,397|| 70–67|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 138 || September 8 || @ Astros || 2–1 || Vázquez (12–9) || Paulino (2–8) || Soriano (22) || 2:33 || 26,081|| 71–67|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 139 || September 9 || @ Astros || 1–2 || Valverde (4–2) || Soriano (1–5) || || 2:13 || 22,392|| 71–68|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 140 || September 10 || @ Astros || 9–7 || Lowe (14–9) || Oswalt (8–6) || Gonzalez (10) || 3:11 || 26,552|| 72–68|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 141 || September 11 || @ Cardinals || 1–0 || Jurrjens (11–10) || Piñeiro (14–10) || Soriano (23) || 2:34 || 43,984|| 73–68|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 142 || September 12 || @ Cardinals || 7–6 || Gonzalez (4–4) || Franklin (2–3) || Soriano (24) || 3:13 || 43,869|| 74–68|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 143 || September 13 || @ Cardinals || 9–2 || Vázquez (13–9) || Carpenter (16–4) || || 2:08 || 41,179|| 75–68|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 144 || September 15 || Mets || 6–0 || Hanson (10–3) || Misch (1–3) || || 2:27 || 25,094|| 76–68|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 145 || September 16 || Mets || 6–5 || O'Flaherty (2–1) || Rodríguez (3–5) || || 3:32 || 17,988|| 77–68|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 146 || September 17 || Mets || 7–3 || Jurrjens (12–10) || Figueroa (2–6) || || 2:22 || 20,192|| 78–68|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 147 || September 18 || Phillies || 4–9 || Kendrick (2–1) || Hudson (1–1) || || 2:57 || 27,241|| 78–69|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 148 || September 19 || Phillies || 6–4 || Vázquez (14–9) || Martínez (5–1) || || 2:43 || 35,818|| 79–69|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 149 || September 20 || Phillies || 2–4 || Walker (2–0) || Hanson (10–4) || Lidge (31) || 2:46 || 29,452|| 79–70|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 150 || September 21 || @ Mets || 11–3 || Lowe (15–9) || Misch (1–4) || Kawakami (1) || 2:32 || 37,706|| 80–70|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 151 || September 22 || @ Mets || 3–1 || Jurrjens (13–10) || Figueroa (2–7) || Soriano (25) || 2:46 || 37,823|| 81–70|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 152 || September 23 || @ Mets || 5–2 || Hudson (2–1)|| Pelfrey (10–12) || Soriano (26) || 3:18 || 38,266|| 82–70|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 153 || September 25 || @ Nationals || 4–1 || Vázquez (15–9)|| Lannan (9–13) || || 2:27 || 28,276|| 83–70|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 154 || September 26 || @ Nationals || 11–5 || Hanson (11–4) || Mock (3–10) || || 2:48 || 29,058|| 84–70|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 155 || September 27 || @ Nationals || 6–3 || Gonzalez (5–4) || MacDougal (1–1) || Soriano (27) || 2:55 || 27,840|| 85–70|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 156 || September 28 || Marlins || 4–0 || Jurrjens (14–10) || Sánchez (3–8) || || 2:37 || 25,046|| 86–70|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 157 || September 29 || Marlins || 4–5 || Pinto (4–1) || Kawakami (7–12) || Núñez (25) || 3:20 || 28,669|| 86–71|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 158 || September 30 || Marlins || 4–5 || Nolasco (13–9) || Vázquez (15–10) || Donnelly (2) || 3:00 || 31,513|| 86–72|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 159 || October 1 || Nationals || 1–2 || Clippard (4–2) || Soriano (1–6) || MacDougal (19) || 2:47 || 38,237|| 86–73|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 160 || October 2 || Nationals || 0–6 || Hernández (9–12) || Lowe (15–10) || MacDougal (20) || 2:56 || 33,124|| 86–74|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 161 || October 3 || Nationals || 4–6 || Segovia (1–0) || Acosta (1–1) || Kensing (1) || 3:16 || 28,278|| 86–75|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 162 || October 4 || Nationals || 1–2 || Kensing (1–2) || Logan (1–1) || || 4:18 || 36,307|| 86–76|-|

Roster

2009 Atlanta Braves

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

(bench)
(first base)
- (hitting)
(bullpen)
(third base)

Mid-season trades

June 3, 2009		to Atlanta Braves (OF) Nate McLouth^[2]
July 10, 2009	to New York Mets (OF) Jeff Francoeur & Cash	to Atlanta Braves (OF) Ryan Church^[3]
July 31, 2009	to Boston Red Sox (1B) Casey Kotchman	to Atlanta Braves (1B) Adam LaRoche & Cash ^[4]

Player stats

Most games at position

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played

Pos	Player	GP
C		127
1B	Casey Kotchman ×	85
2B		84
SS	Yunel Escobar ×	139
3B		133
LF	Garret Anderson ×	124
CF	Nate McLouth †	84
RF	Jeff Francoeur ×	80

As of October 4, 2009

Source: ESPN.com-Atlanta Braves Lineup-Games By Position
× = No longer with team
† = On DL

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG	SB
	135	496	52	133	27	0	13	61	.268	1
26 Brian Barton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.---	0
1 Gregor Blanco #	24	43	5	8	0	1	0	1	.186	2
25 Barbaro Canizares #	5	21	1	4	1	0	0	0	.190	0
25 Ryan Church *	44	127	20	33	12	0	2	18	.260	0
	30	54	7	11	1	2	2	8	.204	0
23 Matt Diaz	125	371	56	116	18	4	13	58	.313	12
19 Yunel Escobar	141	528	89	158	26	2	14	76	.299	5
7 Jeff Francoeur	82	304	32	76	12	2	5	35	.250	5
30 Reid Gorecki	31	25	6	5	0	0	0	3	.200	1
27 Diory Hernández #	33	85	6	12	3	0	1	6	.141	0
	70	203	24	62	9	1	2	27	.305	2
2 Kelly Johnson	106	303	47	68	20	3	8	29	.224	7
28 Brandon Jones	5	13	2	4	0	0	0	1	.308	0
10 Chipper Jones	143	488	80	129	23	2	18	71	.264	4
22 Casey Kotchman	87	298	28	84	20	0	6	41	.282	0
22 Adam LaRoche *	57	212	30	69	11	1	12	40	.325	0
16 Brian McCann	138	488	63	137	35	1	21	94	.281	4
13 Nate McLouth *	84	339	59	87	20	1	11	36	.257	12
20 Greg Norton	95	76	3	11	2	0	0	7	.145	0
14 Martín Prado	128	450	64	138	38	0	11	49	.307	1
8 David Ross	54	128	18	35	9	0	7	20	.273	0
5 Clint Sammons	6	11	1	2	0	0	0	0	.182	0
24 Jordan Schafer #	50	167	18	34	8	0	2	8	.204	2
Pitcher Totals	162	309	24	43	5	0	1	11	.139	0
Team Totals	162	5539	735	1459	300	20	149	700	.263	58

As of October 4, 2009

= Acquired Mid-Season

= Not on Active roster

"" = Stats with Braves

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	R	ER	BB	K
46 Manny Acosta #	1	1	4.34	36	0	0	37.1	19	18	19	32
Jeff Bennett †^[5]	2	4	3.18	33	0	0	34.0	13	12	21	23
Blaine Boyer †^[6]	0	1	40.50	3	0	0	1.1	6	6	3	2
57 Jorge Campillo #	1	0	4.15	5	0	0	4.1	3	2	3	3
	0	1	8.86	16	0	0	21.1	23	21	12	12
51 Mike González	5	4	2.42	80	0	10	74.1	28	20	33	90
48 Tommy Hanson	11	4	2.89	21	21	0	127.2	42	41	46	116
15 Tim Hudson	2	1	3.61	7	7	0	42.1	17	17	13	30
49 Jair Jurrjens	14	10	2.60	34	34	0	215.0	71	62	75	152
11 Kenshin Kawakami	7	12	3.86	32	25	1	156.1	73	67	57	105
36 Boone Logan	1	1	5.19	20	0	0	17.1	12	10	9	10
32 Derek Lowe	15	10	4.67	34	34	0	194.2	109	101	63	111
54 Kris Medlen	3	5	4.26	37	4	0	67.2	34	32	30	72
58 Peter Moylan	6	2	2.84	87	0	0	73.0	29	23	35	61
56 Vladimir Núñez	0	0	36.00	1	0	0	1.0	4	4	2	1
34 Eric O'Flaherty	2	1	3.04	78	0	0	56.1	23	19	18	39
40 James Parr #	0	0	5.79	8	0	0	14.0	9	9	5	12
37 Jo-Jo Reyes #	0	2	7.00	6	5	0	27.0	25	21	13	21
39 Rafael Soriano	1	6	2.97	77	0	27	75.2	25	25	27	102
	0	1	3.38	3	0	0	2.2	1	1	2	0
33 Javier Vázquez	15	10	2.87	32	32	0	219.1	75	70	44	238
Team Totals	86	76	3.57	162	162	38	1462.2	641	581	530	1232

As of October 4, 2009

† = No longer with team
# = Not on Active roster

Farm system

External links

(Archived 2009-06-20)

Notes and References

Web site: Atlanta adds Vazquez to new-look staff . August 21, 2009 . June 16, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110616161444/http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081204&content_id=3701728&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl . dead .
Web site: Braves acquire McLouth from Pirates . https://web.archive.org/web/20090606062347/http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090603&content_id=5127470&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl . June 6, 2009 . dead . August 13, 2009 .
Web site: Braves deal Francoeur for Church . https://web.archive.org/web/20090714113929/http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090710&content_id=5805268&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl . July 14, 2009 . dead . August 13, 2009 .
https://web.archive.org/web/20090803164331/http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090731&content_id=6169036&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl Braves reacquire LaRoche from Sox
Web site: Braves release right-hander Bennett . https://web.archive.org/web/20090803164321/http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090730&content_id=6157040&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl . August 3, 2009 . dead . August 13, 2009 .
Web site: Cards get Boyer from Braves for Barton . https://web.archive.org/web/20110616161309/http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090420&content_id=4352346&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl . June 16, 2011 . dead . August 13, 2009 .