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Orr lifts Nationals with RBI single in 9th to dispatch eliminated Braves

Associated Press

Thursday, October 1, 2009

ATLANTA -- The only champagne in Atlanta's clubhouse was intended for an individual milestone. The Braves' hopes of a playoff celebration were dashed for the fourth straight year. Pete Orr hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and the Washington Nationals beat Atlanta 2-1 on Thursday night, hours after the Braves were eliminated from postseason contention. Orr's one-out single to left field drove in Ryan Zimmerman, who opened the ninth with a double off Rafael Soriano (1-6). "We're pl ...

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