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ATLANTA (AP) Tim Hudson agreed to a $28 million, three-year contract with the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, giving the team a wealth of starting pitching and setting up a likely trade to bolster the offense.

Hudson could have returned to the Braves under a $12 million option, but the sides focused on a longer deal after the right-hander showed he had overcome major elbow surgery.

His new deal calls for salaries of $9 million in each of the next three seasons, and the Braves get a $9 million club option for 2013 with a $1 million buyout. If Hudson pitches at least 600 innings over the next three seasons, he would receive a $500,000 bonus after the 2012 season. (MORE)

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Final-15	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	R	H	E
Washington	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	13	0
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	0

W: Kensing (1-2) L: Logan (1-1)

Atl HR: McLouth (20)

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Final Boxscore

Eastern Division
Team	W	L	Pct	GB
X-Philadelphia	93	69	.574	-
Florida	87	75	.537	6
Atlanta	86	76	.531	7
New York	70	92	.432	23
Washington	59	103	.364	34

Full Standings

Leaders
AVG:	M. Prado	.307
HR:	B. McCann	21
RBI:	B. McCann	94
SB:	M. Diaz	12
W:	D. Lowe	15
ERA:	J. Jurrjens	2.60
Saves:	R. Soriano	27
K:	J. Vazquez	238

General Batting (Rank)
AVG:	.263 (12)
Runs:	735 (17)
Hits:	1459 (12)
Home Runs:	149 (22)
Stolen Bases:	58 (29)
OBP:	.339 (11)
SLG:	.405 (22)
Total Bases:	2246 (19)

General Pitching (Rank)
Earned Run Average:	3.57 (3)
Runs Allowed:	641 (27)
Saves:	38 (22)
Strikeouts:	1232 (6)
OpBA:	.254 (6)
OBP:	.323 (5)
SLG:	.390 (4)
Run Support:	4.52 (19)

Last Results
Date	Opp	Final
10/4	vs. Was	L 1-2
10/3	vs. Was	L 4-6
10/2	vs. Was	L 3-6
10/1	vs. Was	L 1-2
9/30	vs. Fla	L 4-5
9/29	vs. Fla	L 4-5
9/28	vs. Fla	W 4-0
9/27	@ Was	W 6-3
9/26	@ Was	W 11-5
9/25	@ Was	W 4-1
Full Schedule

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
11/17/2009	B. Carlyle	Signed to Play in Japan (Nippon Ham Fighters)
11/12/2009	T. Hudson	Signed ( 2010-2012; Opt 2013)(three-year extension)
11/6/2009	R. Soriano	Declared Free Agency
11/5/2009	G. Anderson	Declared Free Agency
11/5/2009	M. Gonzalez	Declared Free Agency
11/5/2009	A. LaRoche	Declared Free Agency
11/5/2009	G. Norton	Declared Free Agency
11/5/2009	S. Proctor	Signed to a Minor League Contract
10/14/2009	R. Gorecki	Refused Minor League Assignment - Free Agent
10/13/2009	J. Campillo	Refused Minor League Assignment - Free Agent

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
9/23/2009	C. Jones	Left game - Sore back (day-to-day)
9/22/2009	B. McCann	Left game - bruised left wrist (day-to-day)
9/18/2009	M. Gonzalez	Stiff back (day-to-day)
9/16/2009	D. Lowe	Left game - Blister on pitching hand (day-to-day)
9/4/2009	Y. Escobar	Left game - right ankle sprain (day-to-day)

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