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Braves 5, Mets 2
The Braves turned three key double plays to get out of several bases-loaded jams. (Kathy Willens/AP)
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
The Braves didn't need the long ball against the Mets in the series finale, slapping out 10 singles. Garret Anderson, Mike Diaz and Adam LaRoche, who had the lone extra-base hit, each had at least two hits. Tim Hudson was solid through six innings, allowing two runs.
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Series at a glance:
ATL
Atlanta (82-70)
Won 3 		Atlanta 5, NY Mets 2   NYM
NY Mets (65-88)
Lost 3
September 23, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Atlanta
 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0   5 11 1
NY Mets
 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0   2 11 1
Standings thru 9/23/09  |  Recap: ATL | NYM  |  Gameday  |  Braves stats  |  Mets stats
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McLouth, CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .267
Diaz, M, RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .318
Jones, C, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .268
  Moylan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  O'Flaherty, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Norton, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .139
  Gonzalez, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Soriano, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
McCann, C 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .284
Anderson, G, LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .271
  Gorecki, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
Escobar, Y, SS 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 .299
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .283
Johnson, K, 2B 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .221
Hudson, T, P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
  a-Infante, PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
Totals 38 5 11 5 4 9 17  

a-Popped out for Hudson, T in the 7th. b-Grounded out for O'Flaherty in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: LaRoche, Ad (35, Pelfrey).
TB: McLouth; Diaz, M 2; McCann; Anderson, G 2; LaRoche, Ad 4; Johnson, K; Hudson, T.
RBI: LaRoche, Ad 2 (79), Johnson, K 2 (28), McLouth (67).
2-out RBI: McLouth; LaRoche, Ad.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Diaz, M; Johnson, K; LaRoche, Ad; McCann 2; McLouth.
SF: Johnson, K.
Team RISP: 4-for-12.
Team LOB: 11.

FIELDING
E: Johnson, K (10, fielding).
DP: 3 (Johnson, K-Escobar, Y-LaRoche, Ad, Hudson, T-Escobar, Y-LaRoche, Ad, Escobar, Y-Johnson, K-LaRoche, Ad).
 
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pagan, LF 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .299
Castillo, L, 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 .312
Wright, D, 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .310
Beltran, CF 4 0 2 0 1 1 3 .332
Murphy, Dn, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 .264
Francoeur, RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .277
Schneider, C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .218
  b-Tatis, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
  Parnell, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Hernandez, A, SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254
  c-Sheffield, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
  Valdez, W, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
Pelfrey, P 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 .100
  a-Reed, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
  Takahashi, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Dessens, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Feliciano, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  d-Santos, O, PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
Totals 36 2 11 2 4 7 28  

a-Grounded out for Pelfrey in the 6th. b-Struck out for Schneider in the 8th. c-Popped out for Hernandez, A in the 8th. d-Struck out for Feliciano, P in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Pagan (17, Moylan), Francoeur (31, Gonzalez, M).
TB: Pagan 3; Castillo, L; Wright, D; Beltran 2; Francoeur 3; Schneider 2; Hernandez, A.
RBI: Castillo, L (38), Pagan (31).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Murphy, Dn 4; Francoeur; Santos, O; Beltran.
GIDP: Castillo, L; Murphy, Dn; Hernandez, A.
Team RISP: 2-for-18.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Castillo, L (19, 2nd base off Hudson, T/McCann).

FIELDING
E: Wright, D (16, fielding).
 
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hudson, T (W, 2-1) 6.0 9 2 2 2 3 0 3.56
Moylan (H, 24) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.78
O'Flaherty (H, 15) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.06
Gonzalez, M (H, 16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.56
Soriano, R (S, 26) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.07
 
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pelfrey (L, 10-12) 6.0 9 4 3 3 5 0 5.08
Takahashi 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.00
Dessens 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.78
Feliciano, P 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.98
Parnell 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.46

WP: Gonzalez, M.
Pitches-strikes: Hudson, T 87-58, Moylan 15-9, O'Flaherty 5-3, Gonzalez, M 18-11, Soriano, R 14-9, Pelfrey 116-68, Takahashi 15-8, Dessens 23-13, Feliciano, P 5-3, Parnell 12-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hudson, T 13-2, Moylan 1-1, O'Flaherty 0-0, Gonzalez, M 0-1, Soriano, R 0-2, Pelfrey 5-8, Takahashi 0-1, Dessens 2-1, Feliciano, P 0-0, Parnell 1-0.
Batters faced: Hudson, T 27, Moylan 4, O'Flaherty 1, Gonzalez, M 4, Soriano, R 4, Pelfrey 31, Takahashi 4, Dessens 4, Feliciano, P 1, Parnell 3.
Inherited runners-scored: O'Flaherty 2-0, Dessens 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Doug Eddings. 2B: Brian Knight. 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt.
Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:18.
Att: 38,266.
September 23, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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