CINCINNATI -- Nationals left fielder Adam Eaton was born in nearby Springfield, Ohio, and played college ball at Miami University just up the road in Oxford. In the first weekend of the 2018 season, Eaton couldn't have found friendlier territory to pummel the hometown team.
In a 6-5 Nationals victory over the Reds at Great American Ball Park on Sunday that completed a three-game sweep, Eaton slugged a two-run homer and scored another run in a 2-for-5 day. For the series, he was 8-for-13 with seven runs scored. It's been a strong return after he missed most of 2017 with a torn ACL in his left knee.