ATLANTA – Freddie Freeman is a four-time All-Star who has held down the starting job at first base for a decade for the Atlanta Braves, and his power at the plate has provided plenty of highlights in that time.
However, 10 years after his Major League Baseball debut, Freeman had never hit a grand slam heading into Atlanta’s weekend series against the Washington Nationals.
Now he has two of them.
Freeman’s second slam of his career and the series led the Braves to a 10-3 win over the reigning World Series champions on Sunday as the National League East leaders forced a 2-2 split with their division rivals who are trying to climb out of the cellar.
Winning pitcher Josh Tomlin (2-2) allowed one run in six innings, Marcell Ozuna drove in four runs with three hits – including a homer and a bases-loaded triple – and Tyler Flowers had a two-run double for the Braves.