2009 Washington Nationals season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Washington Nationals

| season = 2009

| misc =

| league = National League

| division = East

| ballpark = Nationals Park

| record = 59–103 (.364)

| divisional_place = 5th

| city = Washington, D.C.

| owners = Lerner Enterprises

| general_managers = Jim Bowden, Mike Rizzo

| managers = Manny Acta, Jim Riggleman

| television = MASN
WDCW (CW 50)
Bob Carpenter, Ray Knight, Rob Dibble

| radio = WWWT
Charlie Slowes, Dave Jageler

|}}

The Washington Nationals' 2009 season was the fifth season for the American baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, and the 41st since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It involved the Nationals attempting to win the National League East after a disappointing 59–102 season the year before.

On July 12, manager Manny Acta was fired and replaced with bench coach Jim Riggleman, though only as an interim manager. Under Acta, the Nationals compiled an MLB worst 26–61 record in 2009 through the All-Star break and a 158–252 record in Acta's three seasons with the Nationals. Riggleman would be named full-time manager in November 2009.

The Nationals finished the year with a 59–103 record, worse than the year before by one loss. For the second straight season, they finished with the worst record in Major League Baseball.

Nationals' third baseman Ryan Zimmerman won a Gold Glove Award as the best defensive third baseman in the National League and a Silver Slugger Award as the best offensive third baseman in the league. It would be the final season the Nationals lost a hundred games for 13 years.

Offseason

On November 3, 2008, the Nationals traded minor-leaguer Ryan Buchter to the Chicago Cubs for minor-leaguer Matt Avery.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=WSN&franch_ID_2=CHC|title=Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & Chicago Cubs - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} On November 10, 2008, they traded Emilio Bonifacio and minor-leaguers Jake Smolinski and P. J. Dean to the Florida Marlins for Scott Olsen and Josh Willingham.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=WSN&franch_ID_2=FLA|title=Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & Miami Marlins - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}

Changed uniforms

For the 2009 season, the Nationals altered their uniforms. The interlocking "DC" was removed from the star-spangled circle and moved to the left sleeve of both the home and away uniforms. It also has removed from the alternate red jersey and replaced with the "curly W" from the team's cap. A new navy alternate jersey with the interlocked "DC" on the left chest in a "stars and stripes" flag pattern, which has also been emulated on the alternate navy cap, which was worn several times in 2009. Finally, in a tribute to the former baseball teams in the District of Columbia, a script writing of the city name replaced the block lettering, emulating the Senators' script of the 1950s and 1960s – though as those teams used "Senators" on both their home and away uniforms, this marks the first time the "curly W" has actually appeared as part of the word "Washington" on an MLB jersey.

The uniforms gained notoriety when on April 17 in a game against the Florida Marlins, the jerseys of Ryan Zimmerman and Adam Dunn read "Natinals" on the front of the jersey instead of "Nationals" for the first three innings of the game.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=4087695|title=Company apologizes for 'Natinals' jersey error|date=April 22, 2009|website=ESPN.com}} The Nationals did not catch the error as they only checked the back of the shirts, not the front, but were able to assign to Dunn and Zimmerman the correct jerseys later in the game.{{cite web|title=Meet your new MLB team: The Washington Natinals |url=http://www.inquisitr.com/22361/meet-your-new-mlb-team-the-washington-natinals/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426161358/http://www.inquisitr.com/22361/meet-your-new-mlb-team-the-washington-natinals/ |archive-date=April 26, 2009 |url-status=live |access-date=July 16, 2009 |df=mdy }} The company who manufactured the jerseys, Majestic Athletic, apologized for the error.

Mascot

In March 2009, the Nationals introduced a new version of Screech, their bald eagle mascot who wears the home cap and jersey of the team. The original Screech who "hatched" at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in 2005 during the third home game in Nationals history and had appeared at the team's home games during its first four seasons in Washington, was chubby, but the new Screech was slim. The Nationals explained that they had redesigned Screech because he had "grown up" and become a "teenager."Steinberg, Dan, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120606144051/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2009/03/about_screechs_unveiling.html#more "About Screech's Unveiling"], washingtonpost.com, March 2, 2009

Spring training

The Nationals held their 2009 spring training in Viera, Florida, with home games played at Space Coast Stadium.

Regular season

=Season standings=

=Record vs. opponents=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" \|+Nationals vs. American League !rowspan=2\|Team !colspan=5\|AL East
style="{{Baseball primary style\|Baltimore Orioles}} width:30px;"\|BAL !style="{{Baseball primary style\|Boston Red Sox}} width:30px;"\|BOS !style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Yankees}} width:30px;"\|NYY !style="{{Baseball primary style\|Tampa Bay Rays}} width:30px;"\|TBR !style="{{Baseball primary style\|Toronto Blue Jays}} width:30px;"\|TOR
Washington \|2-4 \|1-2 \|2-1 \|0-3 \|1–2

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|+Nationals vs. American League

!rowspan=2|Team

!colspan=5|AL East

style="{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles}} width:30px;"|BAL

!style="{{Baseball primary style|Boston Red Sox}} width:30px;"|BOS

!style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees}} width:30px;"|NYY

!style="{{Baseball primary style|Tampa Bay Rays}} width:30px;"|TBR

!style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}} width:30px;"|TOR

Washington

|2-4

|1-2

|2-1

|0-3

|1–2

= Opening Day lineup =

Name	Position
class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" \|+ ! colspan="2" \|Opening Day Starters
Lastings Milledge	Center fielder
Cristian Guzmán	Shortstop
Ryan Zimmerman	Third baseman
Adam Dunn	Left fielder
Nick Johnson	First baseman
Austin Kearns	Right fielder
Ronnie Belliard	Second baseman
Jesús Flores	Catcher
John Lannan	Starting pitcher

=Notable transactions=

April 29, 2009: The Nationals traded minor-leaguer Kyle Gunderson to the Florida Marlins for Aaron Thompson.
June 17, 2009: The Nationals sent Mike O'Connor to the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=WSN&franch_ID_2=SDP|title=Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & San Diego Padres - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
June 28, 2009: The Nationals traded Ryan Langerhans to the Seattle Mariners for Michael Morse.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=WSN&franch_ID_2=SEA|title=Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & Seattle Mariners - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
June 30, 2009: The Nationals traded Joel Hanrahan and Lastings Milledge to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Sean Burnett and Nyjer Morgan.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=WSN&franch_ID_2=PIT|title=Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & Pittsburgh Pirates - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
July 31, 2009: The Nationals traded Joe Beimel to the Colorado Rockies for minor-leaguers Robinson Fabian and Ryan Mattheus{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=WSN&franch_ID_2=COL|title=Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & Colorado Rockies - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} and traded Nick Johnson to the Florida Marlins for Logan Kensing.
August 6, 2009: The Nationals purchased minor-leaguers Norris Hopper and Daryle Ward from the Chicago White Sox{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=WSN&franch_ID_2=CHW|title=Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & Chicago White Sox - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} and traded Anderson Hernández to the New York Mets for minor-leaguer Greg Veloz.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=WSN&franch_ID_2=NYM|title=Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & New York Mets - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
August 31, 2009: The Nationals traded Ronnie Belliard to the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor-leaguer Luis Garcia and a player to be named later. The Dodgers sent minor-leaguer Víctor Gárate to the Nationals on September 2, 2009, to complete the trade.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=WSN&franch_ID_2=LAD|title=Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & Los Angeles Dodgers - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
September 18, 2009: The Nationals purchased Jamie Burke from the Seattle Mariners.

=Draft=

The 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft took place from June 9 to June 11. With their first pick – the first pick overall – the Nationals selected pitcher Stephen Strasburg. Other notable players the Nationals selected were pitcher Drew Storen (10th overall, a first-round supplemental pick they received for failing to sign Aaron Crow in 2008), second baseman Jeff Kobernus (second round, 50th overall), shortstop Michael A. Taylor (sixth round, 172nd overall), pitcher Taylor Jordan (ninth round, 262nd overall), pitcher Nate Karns (12th round, 352nd overall), and pitcher Marcus Stroman (18th round, 532nd overall).{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=WSN&year_ID=2009&draft_type=junreg&|title=2009 Washington Nationals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} Stroman opted not to sign with the team.

=Roster=

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
colspan="10" style="background:#ba122b; color:#fff; text-align:center;"\| 2009 Washington Nationals
colspan="10" style="background:#11225b; color:#c9b074; text-align:center;"\| Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|40\|Collin Balester}} {{MLBplayer\|97\|Joe Beimel}} {{MLBplayer\|57\|Jason Bergmann}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Sean Burnett}} {{MLBplayer\|45,49\|Daniel Cabrera}} {{MLBplayer\|36\|Tyler Clippard}} {{MLBplayer\|43\|Jesús Colomé}} {{MLBplayer\|48\|Ross Detwiler}} {{MLBplayer\|55\|Marco Estrada}} {{MLBplayer\|56\|Víctor Gárate}} {{MLBplayer\|38\|Joel Hanrahan}} {{MLBplayer\|61\|Liván Hernández}} {{MLBplayer\|58\|Mike Hinckley}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Logan Kensing}} {{MLBplayer\|31\|John Lannan}} {{MLBplayer\|61\|Wilfredo Ledezma}} {{MLBplayer\|54\|Mike MacDougal}} {{MLBplayer\|60\|J. D. Martin}} {{MLBplayer\|39\|Shairon Martis}} {{MLBplayer\|49,50\|Garrett Mock}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Scott Olsen}} {{MLBplayer\|52\|Saúl Rivera}} {{MLBplayer\|58\|Zack Segovia}} {{MLBplayer\|59\|Steven Shell}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|Jorge Sosa}} {{MLBplayer\|35,39\|Craig Stammen}} {{MLBplayer\|50,55\|Julián Tavárez}} {{MLBplayer\|41\|Ron Villone}} {{MLBplayer\|32\|Kip Wells}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|Jordan Zimmermann}} \| style="width:25px;"\| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Josh Bard}} {{MLBplayer\|32\|Jamie Burke}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Jesús Flores}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Wil Nieves}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|10\|Ronnie Belliard}} {{MLBplayer\|13\|Alex Cintrón}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Ian Desmond}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Alberto González}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Cristian Guzmán}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Anderson Hernández}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Nick Johnson}} {{MLBplayer\|28\|Michael Morse}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Pete Orr}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Ryan Zimmerman}} Outfielders {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Roger Bernadina}} {{MLBplayer\|34\|Elijah Dukes}} {{MLBplayer\|44\|Adam Dunn}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Willie Harris}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|Austin Kearns}} {{MLBplayer\|30\|Justin Maxwell}} {{MLBplayer\|44\|Lastings Milledge}} {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Nyjer Morgan}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Jorge Padilla}} {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Corey Patterson}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Josh Willingham}} \| style="width:25px;"\| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|14\|Manny Acta}} (Fired on July 12, 2009) {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Jim Riggleman}} (Promoted on July 12, 2009) Coaches {{MLBplayer\|39\|Pat Corrales}}(bench) (Hired on July 12, 2009) {{MLBplayer\|18\|Rick Eckstein}} (hitting) {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Marquis Grissom}} (first base) {{MLBplayer\|53\|Randy Knorr}} (bullpen) {{MLBplayer\|37\|Pat Listach}} (third base) {{MLBplayer\|45\|Steve McCatty}} (pitching) {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Jim Riggleman}} (bench) (Promoted to Manager on July 12, 2009) {{MLBplayer\|46\|Randy St. Claire}} (pitching)

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"

colspan="10" style="background:#ba122b; color:#fff; text-align:center;"| 2009 Washington Nationals

colspan="10" style="background:#11225b; color:#c9b074; text-align:center;"| Roster

valign="top" | Pitchers

{{MLBplayer|40|Collin Balester}}
{{MLBplayer|97|Joe Beimel}}
{{MLBplayer|57|Jason Bergmann}}
{{MLBplayer|17|Sean Burnett}}
{{MLBplayer|45,49|Daniel Cabrera}}
{{MLBplayer|36|Tyler Clippard}}
{{MLBplayer|43|Jesús Colomé}}
{{MLBplayer|48|Ross Detwiler}}
{{MLBplayer|55|Marco Estrada}}
{{MLBplayer|56|Víctor Gárate}}
{{MLBplayer|38|Joel Hanrahan}}
{{MLBplayer|61|Liván Hernández}}
{{MLBplayer|58|Mike Hinckley}}
{{MLBplayer|26|Logan Kensing}}
{{MLBplayer|31|John Lannan}}
{{MLBplayer|61|Wilfredo Ledezma}}
{{MLBplayer|54|Mike MacDougal}}
{{MLBplayer|60|J. D. Martin}}
{{MLBplayer|39|Shairon Martis}}
{{MLBplayer|49,50|Garrett Mock}}
{{MLBplayer|19|Scott Olsen}}
{{MLBplayer|52|Saúl Rivera}}
{{MLBplayer|58|Zack Segovia}}
{{MLBplayer|59|Steven Shell}}
{{MLBplayer|29|Jorge Sosa}}
{{MLBplayer|35,39|Craig Stammen}}
{{MLBplayer|50,55|Julián Tavárez}}
{{MLBplayer|41|Ron Villone}}
{{MLBplayer|32|Kip Wells}}
{{MLBplayer|27|Jordan Zimmermann}}

| style="width:25px;"|

| valign="top" | Catchers

{{MLBplayer| 7|Josh Bard}}
{{MLBplayer|32|Jamie Burke}}
{{MLBplayer| 3|Jesús Flores}}
{{MLBplayer|23|Wil Nieves}}

Infielders

{{MLBplayer|10|Ronnie Belliard}}
{{MLBplayer|13|Alex Cintrón}}
{{MLBplayer| 6|Ian Desmond}}
{{MLBplayer|12|Alberto González}}
{{MLBplayer|15|Cristian Guzmán}}
{{MLBplayer| 6|Anderson Hernández}}
{{MLBplayer|24|Nick Johnson}}
{{MLBplayer|28|Michael Morse}}
{{MLBplayer|24|Pete Orr}}
{{MLBplayer|11|Ryan Zimmerman}}

Outfielders

{{MLBplayer| 2|Roger Bernadina}}
{{MLBplayer|34|Elijah Dukes}}
{{MLBplayer|44|Adam Dunn}}
{{MLBplayer|22|Willie Harris}}
{{MLBplayer|25|Austin Kearns}}
{{MLBplayer|30|Justin Maxwell}}
{{MLBplayer|44|Lastings Milledge}}
{{MLBplayer| 1|Nyjer Morgan}}
{{MLBplayer| 8|Jorge Padilla}}
{{MLBplayer| 4|Corey Patterson}}
{{MLBplayer|16|Josh Willingham}}

| style="width:25px;"|

| valign="top" | Manager

{{MLBplayer|14|Manny Acta}} (Fired on July 12, 2009)
{{MLBplayer| 5|Jim Riggleman}} (Promoted on July 12, 2009)

Coaches

{{MLBplayer|39|Pat Corrales}}(bench) (Hired on July 12, 2009)
{{MLBplayer|18|Rick Eckstein}} (hitting)
{{MLBplayer| 9|Marquis Grissom}} (first base)
{{MLBplayer|53|Randy Knorr}} (bullpen)
{{MLBplayer|37|Pat Listach}} (third base)
{{MLBplayer|45|Steve McCatty}} (pitching)
{{MLBplayer| 5|Jim Riggleman}} (bench) (Promoted to Manager on July 12, 2009)
{{MLBplayer|46|Randy St. Claire}} (pitching)

=Attendance=

Finishing with the worst record in Major League Baseball for the second consecutive year, the Nationals drew only 1,817,226 fans at Nationals Park in 2009, placing them 13th in attendance among the 16 National League teams for the second year in a row. It was the lowest attendance total in their short history in Washington.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSN/2009-schedule-scores.shtml|title=2009 Washington Nationals Schedule - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} Their highest attendance at a home game was on April 5, when they drew 41,290 for a game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Opening Day, while their lowest was 10,999 for a game against the Houston Astros on September 20. Their average home attendance was 22,716 per game, their lowest since arriving in Washington in 2005, but slightly higher than their average the following season.{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/montattn.shtml|title=Washington Nationals Attendance Records (1969 - 2018) by Baseball Almanac|website=www.baseball-almanac.com}}

=Game log=

colspan="2"\|Legend
class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
style="background:#bfb;"\|	Nationals win
style="background:#fbb;"\|	Nationals loss
style="background:#bbb;"\|	Postponement
Bold	Nationals team member

{{Game log start|style=background:#ba122b;color:#fff;|title= 2009 game log}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#11225b;color:white;|title= April (5–16) | #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 1 || April 6 || @ Marlins || 12 – 6 || Nolasco (1-0) || Lannan (0-1) || || 34,323 || 0-1

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 2 || April 7 || @ Marlins || 8 – 3 || Johnson (1-0) || Olsen (0-1) || || 11,124 || 0-2

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 3 || April 8 || @ Marlins || 6 – 4 || Volstad (1-0) || Cabrera (0-1) || Lindstrom (1) || 13,308 || 0-3

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 4 || April 10 || @ Braves || 6 – 5 (10) || Campillo (1-0) || Beimel (0-1) || || 48,327 || 0-4

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 5 || April 11 || @ Braves || 5 – 3 || Kawakami (1-0) || Lannan (0-2) || González (1) || 34,325 || 0-5

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 6 || April 12 || @ Braves || 8 – 5 || Jurrjens (2-0) || Olsen (0-2) || Soriano (1) || 19,873 || 0-6

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 7 || April 13 || Phillies || 9 – 8 || Moyer (1-1) || Rivera (0-1) || Lidge (3) || 40,386 || 0-7

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"

| – || April 15 || Phillies || colspan=6| Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 16 as part of a doubleheader

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 8 || April 16 || Phillies || 8 – 2 || Martis (1-0) || Blanton (0-1) || || 20,494 || 1-7

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 9 || April 17 || Marlins || 3 – 2 (10) || Oviedo (1-0) || Rivera (0-2) || Lindstrom (2) || 19,026 || 1-8

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 10 || April 18 || Marlins || 9 – 6 (11) || Calero (1-0) || Tavárez (0-1) || || 19,860 || 1-9

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 11 || April 19 || Marlins || 7 – 4 || Oviedo (2-0) || Rivera (0-3) || Lindstrom (3) || 16,974 || 1-10

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 12 || April 20 || Braves || 3 – 2 || Zimmermann (1-0) || Lowe (1-1) || Hanrahan (1) || 12,464 || 2-10

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 13 || April 21 || Braves || 4 – 3 || Martis (2-0) || Kawakami (1-2) || Hanrahan (2) || 15,431 || 3-10

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 14 || April 22 || Braves || 1 – 0 || González (1-0) || Mock (0-1) || Soriano (2) || 15,567 || 3-11

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 15 || April 24 || @ Mets || 4 – 3 || Santana (3-1) || Olsen (0-3) || Rodríguez (4) || 40,522 || 3-12

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 16 || April 25 || @ Mets || 8 – 2 || Pelfrey (2-0) || Cabrera (0-2) || || 39,960 || 3-13

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 17 || April 26 || @ Mets || 8 – 1 || Zimmermann (2-0) || Pérez (1-2) || || 40,023 || 4-13

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 18 || April 27 || @ Phillies || 13 – 11 || Happ (1-0) || Hanrahan (0-1) || Madson (1) || 41,620 || 4-14

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 19 || April 28 || @ Phillies || 7 – 1 || Durbin (1-0) || Lannan (0-3) || || 43,930 || 4-15

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 20 || April 29 || @ Phillies || 4 – 1 || Olsen (1-3) || Myers (1-2) || Tavárez (1) || 36,351 || 5-15

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 21 || April 30 || Cardinals || 9 – 4 || Pérez (1-1) || Tavárez (0-2) || || 18,007 || 5-16

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#11225b;color:white;|title= May (9–20) | #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 22 || May 1 || Cardinals || 6 – 2 || Wellemeyer (2-2) || Zimmermann (2-1) || || 20,712 || 5-17

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 23 || May 2 || Cardinals || 6 – 1 || Martis (3-0) || Piñeiro (4-1) || || 19,950 || 6-17

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"

| – || May 3 || Cardinals || colspan=6| Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 23

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 24 || May 4 || Astros || 9 – 4 || Lannan (1-3) || Wright (1-1) || || 14,115 || 7-17

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 25 || May 5* || Astros || 11 – 10 (11) || Hanrahan (1-1) || Hawkins (0-1) || || 19,328 || 8-17

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 26 || May 6 || @ Dodgers || 10 – 3 || Kershaw (1-2) || Cabrera (0-3) || || 31,348 || 8-18

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 27 || May 7 || @ Dodgers || 11 – 9 || Villone (1-0) || Wade (0-2) || || 37,074 || 9-18

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 28 || May 8 || @ Diamondbacks || 5 – 4 || Martis (4-0) || Petit (0-3) || Wells (1) || 28,660 || 10-18

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 29 || May 9 || @ Diamondbacks || 2 – 1 || Lannan (2-3) || Davis (2-5) || Hanrahan (3) || 27,247 || 11-18

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 30 || May 10 || @ Diamondbacks || 10 – 8 || Vásquez (1-1) || Kensing (0-2) || Qualls (8) || 25,079 || 11-19

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 31 || May 11 || @ Giants || 11 – 7 || Johnson (3-3) || Cabrera (0-4) || Wilson (8) || 23,934 || 11-20

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 32 || May 12 || @ Giants || 9 – 7 || Medders (2-1) || Beimel (0-2) || || 25,701 || 11-21

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 33 || May 13 || @ Giants || 6 – 3 || Martis (5-0) || Zito (1-3) || Wells (2) || 30,120 || 12-21

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 34 || May 15 || Phillies || 10 – 6 (12) || Happ (2-0) || Wells (0-1) || || 23,430 || 12-22

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 35 || May 16 (1) || Phillies || 8 – 5 || Myers (3-2) || Olsen (1-4) || Lidge (6) || 19,910 || 12-23

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 36 || May 16 (2) || Phillies || 7 – 5 (6) || Carpenter (1-0) || Cabrera (0-5) || Condrey (1) || 23,896 || 12-24

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 37 || May 17 || Phillies || 8 – 6 || Escalona (1-0) || Tavárez (0-3) || Lidge (7) || 29,577 || 12-25

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 38 || May 18 || Pirates || 12 – 7 || Ohlendorf (5-3) || Mock (0-2) || || 14,549 || 12-26

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 39 || May 19 || Pirates || 8 – 5 (10) || Gorzelanny (1-0) || Beimel (0-3) || || 18,579 || 12-27

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 40 || May 20 || Pirates || 2 – 1 || Grabow (2-0) || Hanrahan (1-2) || Capps (8) || 17,854 || 12-28

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 41 || May 21 || Pirates || 5 – 4 || Tavárez (1-3) || Gorzelanny (1-1) || Hanrahan (4) || 17,816 || 13-28

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 42 || May 22 || Orioles || 4 – 2 (12) || Báez (3-1) || Wells (0-2) || Sherrill (8) || 22,556 || 13-29

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 43 || May 23 || Orioles || 2 – 1 || Bass (3-1) || Tavárez (1-4) || Sherrill (9) || 31,833 || 13-30

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 44 || May 24 || Orioles || 8 – 5 || Villone (2-0) || Ray (0-1) || Hanrahan (5) || 30,880 || 14-30

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 45 || May 25 || @ Mets || 5 – 2 || Maine (4-3) || Lannan (2-4) || Rodríguez (13) || 41,103 || 14-31

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 46 || May 26 || @ Mets || 6 – 1 || Hernández (4-1) || Stammen (0-1) || || 39,376 || 14-32

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 47 || May 27 || @ Mets || 7 – 4 || Santana (7-2) || Zimmermann (2-2) || || 40,171 || 14-33

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 48 || May 29 || @ Phillies || 5 – 4 || Happ (3-0) || Detwiler (0-1) || Lidge (10) || 45,202 || 14-34

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 49 || May 30 || @ Phillies || 9 – 6 || Hamels (3-2) || Martis (5-1) || Lidge (11) || 45,121 || 14-35

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 50 || May 31 || @ Phillies || 4 – 2 || Moyer (4-5) || Lannan (2-5) || Lidge (12) || 45,239 || 14-36

| colspan=9 | *Game suspended by rain at 10–10 in the bottom of the 11th inning, completed on July 9 at Minute Maid Park.

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#11225b;color:white;|title= June (9–17) | #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 51 || June 2 || Giants || 10 – 6 || Villone (3-0) || Howry (0-3) || || 17,331 || 15-36

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"

| – || June 3 || Giants || colspan=6| Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for June 4 as part of a doubleheader

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 52 || June 4 (1) || Giants || 5 – 1 || Johnson (5-4) || Zimmermann (2-3) || Wilson (13) || rowspan=2| 16,787
The two games on June 4 were played as a single-admission doubleheader with attendance counted only for the two games combined. || 15-37

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 53 || June 4 (2) || Giants || 4 – 1 (6) || Cain (7-1) || Detwiler (0-2) || || 15-38

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 54 || June 5 || Mets || 3 – 1 (10) || Green (1-2) || Hanrahan (1-3) || Rodríguez (15) || 20,353 || 15-39

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 55 || June 6 || Mets || 7 – 1 || Lannan (3-5) || Maine (5-4) || || 31,456 || 16-39

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 56 || June 7 || Mets || 7 – 0 || Hernández (5-1) || Stammen (0-2) || || 31,841 || 16-40

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 57 || June 9 || Reds || 3 – 2 || Cueto (6-3) || Detwiler (0-3) || Cordero (15) || 16,274 || 16-41

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 58 || June 10 || Reds || 4 – 2 (12) || Masset (4-0) || Villone (3-1) || Weathers (1) || 19,766 || 16-42

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 59 || June 11 || Reds || 3 – 2 || Tavárez (2-4) || Herrera (0-2) || Beimel (1) || 19,703 || 17-42

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 60 || June 12 || @ Rays || 4 – 3 || Howell (2-2) || Villone (3-2) || || 18,273 || 17-43

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 61 || June 13 || @ Rays || 8 – 3 || Sonnanstine (5-6) || Bergmann (0-1) || || 30,586 || 17-44

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 62 || June 14 || @ Rays || 5 – 4 || Wheeler (2-1) || Villone (3-3) || Howell (3) || 25,841 || 17-45

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 63 || June 16 || @ Yankees || 5 – 3 || Sabathia (6-4) || Villone (3-4) || Rivera (15) || 44,873 || 17-46

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 64 || June 17 || @ Yankees || 3 – 2 || Lannan (4-5) || Wang (0-5) || MacDougal (1) || 46,052 || 18-46

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 65 || June 18 || @ Yankees || 3 – 0 || Stammen (1-2) || Chamberlain (3-2) || MacDougal (2) || 45,143 || 19-46

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 66 || June 19 || Blue Jays || 2 – 1 (11) || Colomé (1-0) || Frasor (5-1) || || 20,860 || 20-46

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 67 || June 20 || Blue Jays || 5 – 3 (12) || Tavárez (3-4) || Richmond (5-4) || || 22,142 || 21-46

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 68 || June 21 || Blue Jays || 9 – 4 || Romero (4-3) || Martis (5-2) || || 26,610 || 21-47

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 69 || June 23 || Red Sox || 11 – 3 || Delcarmen (2-1) || Tavárez (3-5) || || 41,517 || 21-48

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 70 || June 24 || Red Sox || 6 – 4 || Lester (6-6) || Stammen (1-3) || Papelbon (17) || 41,530 || 21-49

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 71 || June 25 || Red Sox || 9 – 3 || Zimmermann (3-3) || Smoltz (0-1) || || 41,985 || 22-49

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 72 || June 26 || @ Orioles || 11 – 1 || Bergesen (5-2) || Detwiler (0-4) || || 45,024 || 22-50

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 73 || June 27 || @ Orioles || 6 – 3 || Guthrie (6-7) || Martis (5-3) || Sherrill (16) || 39,633 || 22-51

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 74 || June 28 || @ Orioles || 5 – 3 || Lannan (5-5) || Hernández (1-2) || MacDougal (3) || 25,068 || 23-51

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 75 || June 29 || @ Marlins || 4 – 2 || Nolasco (5-6) || Villone (3-5) || Oviedo (3) || 10,623 || 23-52

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 76 || June 30 || @ Marlins || 7 – 5 (7) || Pinto (3-1) || Beimel (0-4) || || 11,821 || 23-53

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#11225b;color:white;|title= July (9–18) | #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 77 || July 1 || @ Marlins || 5 – 3 || Meyer (2-0) || Tavárez (3-6) || Oviedo (4) || 27,032 || 23-54

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 78 || July 3 || Braves || 9 – 8 || Logan (1-0) || Colomé (1-1) || Soriano (8) || 33,982 || 23-55

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 79 || July 4 || Braves || 5 – 3 || Lannan (6-5) || González (3-1) || MacDougal (4) || 23,708 || 24-55

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 80 || July 5 || Braves || 5 – 3 || Olsen (2-4) || Lowe (7-7) || MacDougal (5) || 22,677 || 25-55

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 81 || July 6 || @ Rockies || 1 – 0 || Marquis (11-5) || Stammen (1-4) || Street (20) || 25,205 || 25-56

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 82 || July 7 || @ Rockies || 5 – 4 || Embree (2-2) || Tavárez (3-7) || Street (21) || 25,314 || 25-57

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 83 || July 8 || @ Rockies || 10 – 4 || de la Rosa (6-7) || Detwiler (0-5) || || 23,098 || 25-58

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 84 || July 9 || @ Astros || 9 – 4 || Arias (2-0) || Lannan (6-6) || || 25,490 || 25-59

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 85 || July 10 || @ Astros || 6 – 5 || Fulchino (3-3) || Beimel (0-5) || || 33,085 || 25-60

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 86 || July 11 || @ Astros || 13 – 2 || Stammen (2-4) || Hampton (5-6) || || 30,052 || 26-60

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 87 || July 12 || @ Astros || 5 – 0 || Moehler (6-5) || Zimmermann (3-4) || Valverde (8) || 28,680 || 26-61

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;"

|colspan=9| All–Star Break (July 13–15)

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 88 || July 16 || Cubs || 6 – 2 || Harden (6-6) || Lannan (6-7) || || 26,980 || 26-62

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 89 || July 17 || Cubs || 3 – 1 || Zambrano (6-4) || Stammen (2-5) || Gregg (17) || 27,581 || 26-63

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 90 || July 18 || Cubs || 6 – 5 || Wells (5-4) || Zimmermann (3-5) || Gregg (18) || 36,014 || 26-64

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 91 || July 19 || Cubs || 11 – 3 || Hart (1-1) || Mock (0-3) || || 34,574 || 26-65

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 92 || July 20 || Mets || 6 – 2 || Hernández (6-5) || Martin (0-1) || || 19,169 || 26-66

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 93 || July 21 || Mets || 4 – 0 || Lannan (7-7) || Pérez (2-3) || || 23,390 || 27-66

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 94 || July 22 || Mets || 3 – 1 || Stammen (3-5) || Pelfrey (7-6) || MacDougal (6) || 23,583 || 28-66

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 95 || July 23 || Cardinals || 4 – 1 (7) || Wainwright (11-6) || Balester (0-1) || || 25,359 || 28-67

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 96 || July 24 || Padres || 6 – 2 || Latos (1-1) || Mock (0-4) || || 23,506 || 28-68

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 97 || July 25 || Padres || 13 – 1 || Clippard (1-0) || Stauffer (0-2) || || 21,834 || 29-68

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 98 || July 26 || Padres || 3 – 2 (10) || Beimel (1-5) || Burke (2-3) || || 20,747 || 30-68

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 99 || July 27 || @ Brewers || 14 – 6 || Bergmann (1-1) || Suppan (5-8) || || 37,311 || 31-68

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 100 || July 28 || @ Brewers || 8 – 3 || Balester (1-1) || Villanueva (2-8) || || 36,502 || 32-68

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 101 || July 29 || @ Brewers || 7 – 5 || Parra (5-8) || Clippard (1-1) || Hoffman (23) || 32,992 || 32-69

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 102 || July 30 || @ Brewers || 7 – 3 || Gallardo (10-7) || Martin (0-2) || || 39,890 || 32-70

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 103 || July 31 || @ Pirates || 5 – 4 || Ohlendorf (9-8) || Lannan (7-8) || Capps (21) || 23,363 || 32-71

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#11225b;color:white;|title= August (14–15) | #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 104 || August 1 || @ Pirates || 11 – 6 || Vásquez (2-5) || Stammen (3-6) || || 26,855 || 32-72

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 105 || August 2 || @ Pirates || 5 – 3 || Burnett (2-2) || Maholm (6-6) || MacDougal (7) || 21,894 || 33-72

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 106 || August 3 || @ Pirates || 8 – 4 || Clippard (2-1) || Morton (2-4) || MacDougal (8) || 11,630 || 34-72

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 107 || August 4 || Marlins || 6 – 4 || Villone (4-5) || Calero (2-1) || MacDougal (9) || 19,828 || 35-72

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 108 || August 5 || Marlins || 5 – 4 || Lannan (8-8) || van den Hurk (1-1) || MacDougal (10) || 18,312 || 36-72

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 109 || August 6 || Marlins || 12 – 8 || Sosa (1-0) || Ayala (1-4) || || 23,691 || 37-72

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 110 || August 7 || Diamondbacks || 7 – 6 || Bergmann (2-1) || Gutiérrez (3-3) || MacDougal (11) || 22,674 || 38-72

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 111 || August 8 || Diamondbacks || 5 – 2 || Mock (1-4) || Haren (11-7) || Sosa (1) || 24,551 || 39-72

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 112 || August 9 || Diamondbacks || 9 – 2 || Martin (1-2) || Petit (2-6) || Sosa (2) || 19,938 || 40-72

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 113 || August 11 || @ Braves || 8 – 1 || Hanson (7-2) || Lannan (8-9) || || 19,273 || 40-73

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 114 || August 12 || @ Braves || 6 – 2 || Lowe (12-7) || Sosa (1-1) || || 17,886 || 40-74

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 115 || August 13 || @ Reds || 7 – 0 || Arroyo (11-11) || Balester (1-2) || || 16,889 || 40-75

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 116 || August 14 || @ Reds || 2 – 0 || Mock (2-4) || Harang (6-14) || MacDougal (12) || 19,606 || 41-75

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 117 || August 15 || @ Reds || 10 – 6 || Martin (2-2) || Cueto (8-10) || || 30,494 || 42-75

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 118 || August 16 || @ Reds || 5 – 4 || Sosa (2-1) || Rhodes (0-1) || MacDougal (13) || 18,030 || 43-75

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 119 || August 18 || Rockies || 4 – 3 || Jiménez (11-9) || Burnett (2-3) || Street (30) || 18,192 || 43-76

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 120 || August 19 || Rockies || 5 – 4 || Marquis (14-8) || Balester (1-3) || Street (31) || 16,187 || 43-77

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 121 || August 20 || Rockies || 4 – 1 || Hammel (8-7) || Mock (2-5) || Street (32) || 18,036 || 43-78

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 122 || August 21 || Brewers || 7 – 3 || Looper (11-6) || Martin (2-3) || || 26,307 || 43-79

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 123 || August 22 || Brewers || 11 – 9 || Narveson (1-0) || Bergmann (2-2) || Hoffman (27) || 19,374 || 43-80

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 124 || August 23 || Brewers || 8 – 3 || Stammen (4-6) || Parra (8-10) || || 21,460 || 44-80

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 125 || August 24 || Brewers || 7 – 1 || Gallardo (12-10) || Balester (1-4) || || 17,805 || 44-81

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 126 || August 25 || @ Cubs || 15 – 6 || Mock (3-5) || Zambrano (7-5) || || 37,297 || 45-81

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 127 || August 26 || @ Cubs || 9 – 4 || Guzmán (3-3) || Bergmann (2-3) || || 36,562 || 45-82

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 128 || August 27 || @ Cubs || 5 – 4 || Martin (3-3) || Wells (9-7) || MacDougal (14) || 35,174 || 46-82

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 129 || August 28 || @ Cardinals || 3 – 2 || Motte (4-4) || Bergmann (2-4) || || 40,033 || 46-83

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 130 || August 29 || @ Cardinals || 9 – 4 || Boggs (2-2) || Stammen (4-7) || || 44,028 || 46-84

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 131 || August 30 || @ Cardinals || 2 – 1 || Wainwright (16-7) || Mock (3-6) || Franklin (35) || 41,083 || 46-85

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 132 || August 31 || @ Padres || 3 – 1 || Stauffer (3-6) || Hernández (7-9) || Bell (32) || 19,867 || 46-86

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#11225b;color:white;|title= September (9–17) | #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 133 || September 1 || @ Padres || 4 – 1 || Richard (8-4) || Martin (3-4) || Bell (33) || 15,131 || 46-87

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 134 || September 2 || @ Padres || 7 – 0 || Correia (10-10) || Lannan (8-10) || || 14,468 || 46-88

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 135 || September 4 || Marlins || 9 – 6 || Badenhop (6-4) || Mock (3-7) || Oviedo (18) || 16,364 || 46-89

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 136 || September 5 || Marlins || 9 – 5 || Johnson (14-4) || Hernández (7-10) || || 18,111 || 46-90

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 137 || September 6 || Marlins || 5 – 4 || MacDougal (1-0) || Oviedo (4-5) || || 22,325 || 47-90

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 138 || September 8 || Phillies || 5 – 3 || Martínez (4-0) || Lannan (8-11) || Madson (5) || 17,153 || 47-91

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 139 || September 9 || Phillies || 6 – 5 || Lee (13-11) || Clippard (2-2) || Madson (6) || 16,818 || 47-92

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 140 || September 10 || Phillies || 8 – 7 || Hernández (8-10) || Blanton (9-7) || Villone (1) || 18,706 || 48-92

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 141 || September 11 || @ Marlins || 5 – 3 || Martin (4-4) || Sanches (4-2) || MacDougal (15) || 15,247 || 49-92

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 142 || September 12 || @ Marlins || 11 – 3 || Wood (1-0) || Estrada (0-1) || || 38,214 || 49-93

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 143 || September 13 || @ Marlins || 7 – 2 || Lannan (9-11) || Volstad (9-12) || || 15,065 || 50-93

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 144 || September 15 || @ Phillies || 5 – 0 || Lee (14-11) || Mock (3-8) || || 44,521 || 50-94

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 145 || September 16 || @ Phillies || 6 – 1 || Blanton (10-7) || Hernández (8-11) || || 44,223 || 50-95

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 146 || September 17 || @ Phillies || 4 – 2 || Hamels (10-9) || Detwiler (0-6) || Lidge (30) || 45,210 || 50-96

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 147 || September 18 || @ Mets || 6 – 5 || Martin (5-4) || Pelfrey (10-11) || MacDougal (16) || 38,063 || 51-96

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 148 || September 19 || @ Mets || 3 – 2 || Redding (3-6) || Lannan (9-12) || Rodríguez (32) || 37,906 || 51-97

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 149 || September 20 || @ Mets || 6 – 2 || Maine (6-5) || Mock (3-9) || Rodríguez (33) || 38,347 || 51-98

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 150 || September 22 || Dodgers || 14 – 2 || Kuroda (8-6) || Hernández (8-12) || || 18,518 || 51-99

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 151 || September 23 || Dodgers || 5 – 4 || Rivera (1-3) || McDonald (5-5) || || 18,635 || 52-99

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 152 || September 24 || Dodgers || 7 – 6 || Troncoso (5-4) || Villone (4-6) || Broxton (36) || 22,432 || 52-100

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 153 || September 25 || Braves || 4 – 1 || Vázquez (15-9) || Lannan (9-13) || || 28,276 || 52-101

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 154 || September 26 || Braves || 11 – 5 || Hanson (11-4) || Mock (3-10) || || 29,058 || 52-102

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 155 || September 27 || Braves || 6 – 3 (10) || González (5-4) || MacDougal (1-1) || Soriano (27) || 27,840 || 52-103

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 156 || September 28 || Mets || 2 – 1 || Detwiler (1-6) || Figueroa (2-8) || MacDougal (17) || 18,600 || 53-103

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 157 || September 29 || Mets || 4 – 3 || Clippard (3-2) || Green (1-4) || MacDougal (18) || 19,614 || 54-103

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 158 || September 30 || Mets || 7 – 4 || Villone (5-6) || Rodríguez (3-6) || || 23,944 || 55-103

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#11225b;color:white;|title= October (4–0) | #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 159 || October 1 || @ Braves || 2 – 1 || Clippard (4-2) || Soriano (1-6) || MacDougal (19) || 38,237 || 56-103

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 160 || October 2 || @ Braves || 6 – 3 || Hernández (9-12) || Lowe (15-10) || MacDougal (20) || 33,124 || 57-103

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 161 || October 3 || @ Braves || 6 – 4 (11) || Segovia (1-0) || Acosta (1-1) || Kensing (1) || 28,278 || 58-103

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 162 || October 4 || @ Braves || 2 – 1 (15) || Kensing (1-2) || Logan (1-1) || || 36,307 || 59-103

Player stats

=Batting=

Note: Pos = Position; 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

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| Pos ! style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"\| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| G ! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| AB ! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| R ! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| H ! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| 2B ! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| 3B ! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| HR ! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| RBI ! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| AVG ! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| SB
align=center \|P \|Collin Balester \|7 \|8 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|.125 \|0
align=center \|C \|Josh Bard \|90 \|274 \|20 \|63 \|18 \|0 \|6 \|31 \|.230 \|0
align=center \|P \|Joe Beimel \|39 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|— \|0
align=center \|2B \|Ronnie Belliard \|86 \|187 \|26 \|46 \|7 \|1 \|5 \|22 \|.246 \|2
align=center \|P \|Jason Bergmann \|55 \|2 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|.000 \|0
align=center \|OF \|Roger Bernadina \|3 \|4 \|1 \|1 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|.250 \|0
align=center \|C \|Jamie Burke \|6 \|10 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|.100 \|0
align=center \|P \|Sean Burnett \|33 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|.000 \|0
align=center \|P \|Daniel Cabrera \|9 \|11 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|.000 \|0
align=center \|MI \|Alex Cintrón \|21 \|26 \|1 \|2 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|.077 \|0
align=center \|P \|Tyler Clippard \|41 \|7 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|.000 \|0
align=center \|P \|Jesús Colomé \|14 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|— \|0
align=center \|SS \|Ian Desmond \|21 \|82 \|9 \|23 \|7 \|2 \|4 \|12 \|.280 \|1
align=center \|P \|Ross Detwiler \|13 \|19 \|1 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|.053 \|0
align=center \|RF \|Elijah Dukes \|107 \|364 \|38 \|91 \|20 \|4 \|8 \|58 \|.250 \|3
align=center \|UT \|Adam Dunn \|159 \|546 \|81 \|146 \|29 \|0 \|38 \|105 \|.267 \|0
align=center \|P \|Marco Estrada \|4 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|— \|0
align=center \|C \|Jesús Flores \|29 \|93 \|13 \|28 \|3 \|2 \|4 \|15 \|.301 \|0
align=center \|P \|Víctor Gárate \|4 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|— \|0
align=center \|MI \|Alberto González \|105 \|291 \|31 \|77 \|16 \|3 \|1 \|33 \|.265 \|1
align=center \|SS \|Cristian Guzmán \|135 \|531 \|74 \|151 \|24 \|7 \|6 \|52 \|.284 \|4
align=center \|P \|Joel Hanrahan \|32 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|— \|0
align=center \|CF \|Willie Harris \|137 \|323 \|47 \|76 \|18 \|6 \|7 \|27 \|.235 \|11
align=center \|2B \|Anderson Hernández \|77 \|231 \|25 \|58 \|9 \|2 \|1 \|23 \|.251 \|5
align=center \|P \|Liván Hernández \|8 \|14 \|1 \|3 \|2 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|.214 \|0
align=center \|P \|Mike Hinckley \|14 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|.000 \|0
align=center \|1B \|Nick Johnson \|98 \|353 \|47 \|104 \|16 \|2 \|6 \|44 \|.295 \|2
align=center \|RF \|Austin Kearns \|80 \|174 \|20 \|34 \|6 \|2 \|3 \|17 \|.195 \|1
align=center \|P \|Logan Kensing \|26 \|2 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|.000 \|0
align=center \|P \|John Lannan \|31 \|58 \|1 \|9 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|.155 \|0
align=center \|P \|Wil Ledezma \|5 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|— \|0
align=center \|P \|Mike MacDougal \|47 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|— \|0
align=center \|P \|J.D. Martin \|16 \|25 \|3 \|4 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|.160 \|0
align=center \|P \|Shairon Martis \|13 \|24 \|4 \|5 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|2 \|.208 \|0
align=center \|CF \|Justin Maxwell \|40 \|89 \|13 \|22 \|4 \|1 \|4 \|9 \|.247 \|6
align=center \|CF \|Lastings Milledge \|7 \|24 \|1 \|4 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|.167 \|1
align=center \|P \|Garrett Mock \|28 \|23 \|1 \|2 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|.087 \|0
align=center \|CF \|Nyjer Morgan \|49 \|191 \|35 \|67 \|9 \|2 \|1 \|12 \|.351 \|24
align=center \|UT \|Michael Morse \|32 \|52 \|4 \|13 \|3 \|0 \|3 \|10 \|.250 \|0
align=center \|C \|Wil Nieves \|72 \|224 \|20 \|58 \|6 \|0 \|1 \|26 \|.259 \|1
align=center \|P \|Scott Olsen \|11 \|15 \|1 \|2 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|.133 \|0
align=center \|2B \|Pete Orr \|27 \|75 \|5 \|19 \|2 \|1 \|1 \|10 \|.253 \|2
align=center \|OF \|Jorge Padilla \|29 \|25 \|3 \|3 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|.120 \|0
align=center \|OF \|Corey Patterson \|5 \|15 \|0 \|2 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|.133 \|2
align=center \|P \|Saúl Rivera \|30 \|3 \|2 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|.333 \|0
align=center \|P \|Zach Segovia \|8 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|— \|0
align=center \|P \|Steven Shell \|4 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|— \|0
align=center \|P \|Jorge Sosa \|18 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|— \|0
align=center \|P \|Craig Stammen \|18 \|31 \|1 \|6 \|3 \|0 \|0 \|4 \|.194 \|0
align=center \|P \|Julián Tavárez \|38 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|.000 \|0
align=center \|P \|Ron Villone \|58 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|— \|0
align=center \|P \|Kip Wells \|23 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|— \|0
align=center \|LF \|Josh Willingham \|133 \|427 \|70 \|111 \|29 \|0 \|24 \|61 \|.260 \|4
align=center \|P \|Jordan Zimmermann \|15 \|27 \|1 \|4 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|2 \|.148 \|0
align=center \|3B \|Ryan Zimmerman \|157 \|610 \|110 \|178 \|37 \|3 \|33 \|106 \|.292 \|2
align=center \| \|Team Totals \|162 \|5493 \|710 \|1416 \|271 \|38 \|156 \|685 \|.258 \|73

class="wikitable sortable"

style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| Pos

! style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"| Player

! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| G

! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| AB

! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| R

! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| H

! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| 2B

! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| 3B

! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| HR

! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| RBI

! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| AVG

! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| SB

align=center

|Collin Balester

|.125

align=center

|Josh Bard

|90

|274

|20

|63

|18

|31

|.230

align=center

|Joe Beimel

|39

|—

align=center

|2B

|Ronnie Belliard

|86

|187

|26

|46

|22

|.246

align=center

|Jason Bergmann

|55

|.000

align=center

|OF

|Roger Bernadina

|.250

align=center

|Jamie Burke

|10

|.100

align=center

|Sean Burnett

|33

|.000

align=center

|Daniel Cabrera

|11

|.000

align=center

|MI

|Alex Cintrón

|21

|26

|.077

align=center

|Tyler Clippard

|41

|.000

align=center

|Jesús Colomé

|14

|—

align=center

|SS

|Ian Desmond

|21

|82

|23

|12

|.280

align=center

|Ross Detwiler

|13

|19

|.053

align=center

|RF

|Elijah Dukes

|107

|364

|38

|91

|20

|58

|.250

align=center

|UT

|Adam Dunn

|159

|546

|81

|146

|29

|38

|105

|.267

align=center

|Marco Estrada

|—

align=center

|Jesús Flores

|29

|93

|13

|28

|15

|.301

align=center

|Víctor Gárate

|—

align=center

|MI

|Alberto González

|105

|291

|31

|77

|16

|33

|.265

align=center

|SS

|Cristian Guzmán

|135

|531

|74

|151

|24

|52

|.284

align=center

|Joel Hanrahan

|32

|—

align=center

|CF

|Willie Harris

|137

|323

|47

|76

|18

|27

|.235

|11

align=center

|2B

|Anderson Hernández

|77

|231

|25

|58

|23

|.251

align=center

|Liván Hernández

|14

|.214

align=center

|Mike Hinckley

|14

|.000

align=center

|1B

|Nick Johnson

|98

|353

|47

|104

|16

|44

|.295

align=center

|RF

|Austin Kearns

|80

|174

|20

|34

|17

|.195

align=center

|Logan Kensing

|26

|.000

align=center

|John Lannan

|31

|58

|.155

align=center

|Wil Ledezma

|—

align=center

|Mike MacDougal

|47

|—

align=center

|J.D. Martin

|16

|25

|.160

align=center

|Shairon Martis

|13

|24

|.208

align=center

|CF

|Justin Maxwell

|40

|89

|13

|22

|.247

align=center

|CF

|Lastings Milledge

|24

|.167

align=center

|Garrett Mock

|28

|23

|.087

align=center

|CF

|Nyjer Morgan

|49

|191

|35

|67

|12

|.351

|24

align=center

|UT

|Michael Morse

|32

|52

|13

|10

|.250

align=center

|Wil Nieves

|72

|224

|20

|58

|26

|.259

align=center

|Scott Olsen

|11

|15

|.133

align=center

|2B

|Pete Orr

|27

|75

|19

|10

|.253

align=center

|OF

|Jorge Padilla

|29

|25

|.120

align=center

|OF

|Corey Patterson

|15

|.133

align=center

|Saúl Rivera

|30

|.333

align=center

|Zach Segovia

|—

align=center

|Steven Shell

|—

align=center

|Jorge Sosa

|18

|—

align=center

|Craig Stammen

|18

|31

|.194

align=center

|Julián Tavárez

|38

|.000

align=center

|Ron Villone

|58

|—

align=center

|Kip Wells

|23

|—

align=center

|LF

|Josh Willingham

|133

|427

|70

|111

|29

|24

|61

|.260

align=center

|Jordan Zimmermann

|15

|27

|.148

align=center

|3B

|Ryan Zimmerman

|157

|610

|110

|178

|37

|33

|106

|.292

align=center

|Team Totals

|162

|5493

|710

|1416

|271

|38

|156

|685

|.258

|73

=Pitching=

Table is sortable.

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

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| Pos ! style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"\| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| W ! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| L ! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| ERA ! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| G ! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| GS ! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| SV ! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| IP ! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| H ! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| R ! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| ER ! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| BB ! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"\| K
align=center \| \|Collin Balester \|1 \|4 \|6.82 \|7 \|7 \|0 \|30.1 \|34 \|24 \|23 \|14 \|20
align=center \|RP \|Joe Beimel \|1 \|5 \|3.40 \|45 \|0 \|1 \|39.2 \|38 \|17 \|15 \|15 \|24
align=center \|RP \|Jason Bergmann \|2 \|4 \|4.50 \|56 \|0 \|0 \|48.0 \|50 \|28 \|24 \|25 \|40
align=center \| \|Sean Burnett \|1 \|1 \|3.20 \|33 \|0 \|0 \|25.1 \|14 \|9 \|9 \|13 \|20
align=center \| \|Daniel Cabrera \|0 \|5 \|5.85 \|9 \|8 \|0 \|40.0 \|48 \|39 \|26 \|35 \|16
align=center \| \|Tyler Clippard \|4 \|2 \|2.69 \|41 \|0 \|0 \|60.1 \|36 \|20 \|18 \|32 \|67
align=center \| \|Jesús Colomé \|1 \|1 \|8.40 \|16 \|0 \|0 \|15.0 \|23 \|14 \|14 \|6 \|12
align=center \| \|Ross Detwiler \|1 \|6 \|5.00 \|15 \|14 \|0 \|75.2 \|87 \|43 \|42 \|33 \|43
align=center \| \|Marco Estrada \|0 \|1 \|6.14 \|4 \|1 \|0 \|7.1 \|6 \|6 \|5 \|4 \|9
align=center \| \|Víctor Gárate \|0 \|0 \|22.50 \|4 \|0 \|0 \|2.0 \|5 \|5 \|5 \|3 \|0
align=center \| \|Joel Hanrahan \|1 \|3 \|7.71 \|34 \|0 \|5 \|32.2 \|50 \|28 \|28 \|14 \|35
align=center \| \|Liván Hernández \|2 \|4 \|5.36 \|8 \|8 \|0 \|48.2 \|56 \|29 \|29 \|16 \|27
align=center \| \|Mike Hinckley \|0 \|0 \|4.66 \|14 \|0 \|0 \|9.2 \|8 \|5 \|5 \|11 \|3
align=center \| \|Logan Kensing \|1 \|1 \|8.68 \|26 \|0 \|1 \|28.0 \|40 \|27 \|27 \|12 \|12
align=center \|SP \|John Lannan \|9 \|13 \|3.88 \|33 \|33 \|0 \|206.0 \|210 \|100 \|89 \|68 \|89
align=center \| \|Wilfredo Ledezma \|0 \|0 \|9.53 \|5 \|0 \|0 \|5.2 \|8 \|7 \|6 \|4 \|8
align=center \|SP \|J.D. Martin \|5 \|4 \|4.44 \|15 \|15 \|0 \|77.0 \|85 \|40 \|38 \|24 \|37
align=center \|SP \|Shairon Martis \|5 \|3 \|5.25 \|15 \|15 \|0 \|85.2 \|83 \|52 \|50 \|39 \|34
align=center \|CL \|Mike MacDougal \|1 \|1 \|3.60 \|52 \|0 \|20 \|50.0 \|45 \|25 \|20 \|31 \|31
align=center \|SP \|Garrett Mock \|3 \|10 \|5.62 \|28 \|15 \|0 \|91.1 \|114 \|65 \|57 \|44 \|72
align=center \| \|Scott Olsen \|2 \|4 \|6.03 \|11 \|11 \|0 \|62.2 \|83 \|45 \|42 \|25 \|42
align=center \| \|Saúl Rivera \|1 \|3 \|6.10 \|30 \|0 \|0 \|38.1 \|48 \|28 \|26 \|14 \|21
align=center \| \|Zach Segovia \|1 \|0 \|7.84 \|8 \|0 \|0 \|10.1 \|11 \|10 \|9 \|6 \|4
align=center \| \|Steven Shell \|0 \|0 \|5.40 \|4 \|0 \|0 \|5.0 \|5 \|3 \|3 \|2 \|5
align=center \| \|Jorge Sosa \|2 \|1 \|6.45 \|18 \|0 \|2 \|22.1 \|28 \|16 \|16 \|12 \|17
align=center \|SP \|Craig Stammen \|4 \|7 \|5.11 \|19 \|19 \|0 \|105.2 \|112 \|67 \|60 \|24 \|48
align=center \|RP \|Julián Tavárez \|3 \|7 \|4.89 \|42 \|0 \|1 \|35.0 \|34 \|27 \|19 \|27 \|32
align=center \|RP \|Ron Villone \|5 \|6 \|4.25 \|63 \|0 \|1 \|48.2 \|54 \|25 \|23 \|29 \|33
align=center \| \|Kip Wells \|0 \|2 \|6.49 \|23 \|0 \|2 \|26.1 \|23 \|19 \|19 \|18 \|18
align=center \|SP \|Jordan Zimmermann \|3 \|5 \|4.63 \|16 \|16 \|0 \|91.1 \|95 \|51 \|47 \|29 \|92
align=center \| \|Team Totals \|59 \|103 \|5.00 \|162 \|162 \|33 \|1424.1 \|1533 \|874 \|791 \|629 \|911

class="wikitable sortable"

style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| Pos

! style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"| Player

! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| W

! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| L

! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| ERA

! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| G

! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| GS

! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| SV

! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| IP

! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| H

! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| R

! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| ER

! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| BB

! style="background:#ddf; width:7%;"| K

align=center

|Collin Balester

|6.82

|30.1

|34

|24

|23

|14

|20

align=center

|RP

|Joe Beimel

|3.40

|45

|39.2

|38

|17

|15

|24

align=center

|RP

|Jason Bergmann

|4.50

|56

|48.0

|50

|28

|24

|25

|40

align=center

|Sean Burnett

|3.20

|33

|25.1

|14

|13

|20

align=center

|Daniel Cabrera

|5.85

|40.0

|48

|39

|26

|35

|16

align=center

|Tyler Clippard

|2.69

|41

|60.1

|36

|20

|18

|32

|67

align=center

|Jesús Colomé

|8.40

|16

|15.0

|23

|14

|12

align=center

|Ross Detwiler

|5.00

|15

|14

|75.2

|87

|43

|42

|33

|43

align=center

|Marco Estrada

|6.14

|7.1

align=center

|Víctor Gárate

|22.50

|2.0

align=center

|Joel Hanrahan

|7.71

|34

|32.2

|50

|28

|14

|35

align=center

|Liván Hernández

|5.36

|48.2

|56

|29

|16

|27

align=center

|Mike Hinckley

|4.66

|14

|9.2

|11

align=center

|Logan Kensing

|8.68

|26

|28.0

|40

|27

|12

align=center

|SP

|John Lannan

|13

|3.88

|33

|206.0

|210

|100

|89

|68

|89

align=center

|Wilfredo Ledezma

|9.53

|5.2

align=center

|SP

|J.D. Martin

|4.44

|15

|77.0

|85

|40

|38

|24

|37

align=center

|SP

|Shairon Martis

|5.25

|15

|85.2

|83

|52

|50

|39

|34

align=center

|CL

|Mike MacDougal

|3.60

|52

|20

|50.0

|45

|25

|20

|31

align=center

|SP

|Garrett Mock

|10

|5.62

|28

|15

|91.1

|114

|65

|57

|44

|72

align=center

|Scott Olsen

|6.03

|11

|62.2

|83

|45

|42

|25

|42

align=center

|Saúl Rivera

|6.10

|30

|38.1

|48

|28

|26

|14

|21

align=center

|Zach Segovia

|7.84

|10.1

|11

|10

align=center

|Steven Shell

|5.40

|5.0

align=center

|Jorge Sosa

|6.45

|18

|22.1

|28

|16

|12

|17

align=center

|SP

|Craig Stammen

|5.11

|19

|105.2

|112

|67

|60

|24

|48

align=center

|RP

|Julián Tavárez

|4.89

|42

|35.0

|34

|27

|19

|27

|32

align=center

|RP

|Ron Villone

|4.25

|63

|48.2

|54

|25

|23

|29

|33

align=center

|Kip Wells

|6.49

|23

|26.1

|23

|19

|18

align=center

|SP

|Jordan Zimmermann

|4.63

|16

|91.1

|95

|51

|47

|29

|92

align=center

|Team Totals

|59

|103

|5.00

|162

|33

|1424.1

|1533

|874

|791

|629

|911

=Team leaders=

Qualifying players only.

==Batting==

class="wikitable" style="width:33%;"
style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" !Stat !Player !Total
align=center \| Avg.	Ryan Zimmerman	.292
align=center \| HR	Adam Dunn	38
align=center \| RBI	Ryan Zimmerman	106
align=center \| R	Ryan Zimmerman	110
align=center \| H	Ryan Zimmerman	178
align=center \| SB	Nyjer Morgan	24

==Pitching==

class="wikitable" style="width:33%;"
style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" ! style="width:5%;"\| Stat ! style="width:15%;"\| Player ! style="width:5%;"\| Total
align=center \| W	John Lannan	9
align=center \| L	John Lannan	13
align=center \| ERA	John Lannan	3.88
align=center \| SO	Jordan Zimmermann	92
align=center \| SV	Mike MacDougal	20
align=center \| IP	John Lannan	206.1

Awards and honors

=All-Stars=

Ryan Zimmerman, 3B

=Annual awards=

Gold Glove: Ryan Zimmerman, 3B
Silver Slugger: Ryan Zimmerman, 3B

Minor league system

The future for the Nationals seemed to show promise in 2009 with their Gulf Coast League affiliate qualifying for the playoffs. The significance of this to the 2009 Major League team was that it demonstrated that the team was attempting to improve on its performance and had the prospects to do so.

class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" ! Class	Team	League	Manager	Record	Finish
AAA	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	Tim Foli	76–68 .528	2nd North Division
AA	Harrisburg Senators	Eastern League	John Stearns	70–72 .493	5th Southern Division
High A	Potomac Nationals	Carolina League	Trent Jewett	79–58 .577	2nd Northern Division
Low A	Hagerstown Suns	South Atlantic League	Matthew LeCroy	56–78 .418	8th Northern Division
Short Season A	Vermont Lake Monsters	New York–Penn League	Jeff Garber	34–41 .453	3rd Stedler Division
Rookie	Gulf Coast League Nationals	Gulf Coast League	Bob Henley	36–19 .655	2nd East Division, Won Wild Card, Lost GCL Finals 2–0 to Gulf Coast League Marlins
Rookie	DSL Nationals	Dominican Summer League	Juan Benhardt	29–42 .408	10th Boca Chica Division

Notes

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070201220015/http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=was 2009 Washington Nationals Season Official Site]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSN/2009.shtml 2009 Washington Nationals season] at Baseball Reference

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