2009 Atlanta Braves season

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) L.A. Dodgers 4 years/$60M Kenshin Kawakami (RHP) Chunichi Dragons (NPB) 3 years/$23M Garret Anderson (OF) L.A. Angeles of Anaheim 1 year/$2.5M David Ross (C) Boston Red Sox 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

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

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"