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Washington Nationals: When Nats Home Runs Created Fireworks

Washington Nationals fans witnessed an uncommon occurrence on Saturday afternoon at Nationals Park when Adam Eaton and Howie Kendrick hit home runs on back to back pitches to turn a 2-1 deficit against the Pittsburgh Pirates into an eighth-inning 3-2 lead.

As rare as the event was, there was a night in Nats history where the feat was accomplished not once but twice in the same contest.

Entering a four-game series in September 2012 against the Chicago Cubs, the surprising Nationals were 81-52 and had a comfortable 6.5 game lead in the National League East.