Josh Willingham nailed two grand slams Monday, tying a Washington Nationals franchise record with eight RBIs to lead his team to a rare 14-6 victory over Jeff Suppan and the Milwaukee Brewers.The 30-year-old right fielder with a southern Alabama drawl became the 13th player in history to send not one, but two balls over the fence with the bags juiced in a single game, and first guy to do it since Boston Red Sox hot corner Bill Mueller hit one (from each side of the plate) back in on 2003.
Willingham doubled his career total of grand salamis in one night, and raised his batting average from .291 to 298.
Interim skipper Jim Riggleman understood the conditions which had to arise to make this feat possible.
"Everything’s got to be lined up right for you. You’ve got to be seeing the ball good, hitting the ball good and your teammates have to have been on base for you all night... twice," he said.Finally. Something for Nats fans to grin about.
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