
Washington Swept in O'Fallon
Published on August 7, 2016 under Frontier League (FL)
Washington Wild Things News Release
O'Fallon, MO - The Washington Wild Things fell short against the River City Rascals in a runs battle Sunday afternoon at CarShield Field.  Washington lost 11-9. Luke Wilkins is charged with the loss, striking out five batters in five innings pitched. Joe Pavlovich secures the win with four strikeouts in 5.2 innings pitched.
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The Rascals bats exploded for seven runs in the bottom of the first. A pair of RBI's from Josh Silver and Josh Ludy gave the Rascals an early 2-0 lead. Jason Merjano followed up with a three run RBI double that extended the lead to 5-0. Braxton Martinez finished off the early inning scoring with an RBI double of his own, again extended the lead to 7-0.
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Grant Fink got the Wild Things on the board in the top of the 3rd with a solo home run that cut the lead to 7-1. Washington struck again in the top of the 5th with an RBI single from Chris Grayson and RBI double from Ricky Rodriguez that cut the lead to 7-3. Three more runs in the bottom of the 6th put River City way out front with a 10-3 lead.
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Washington attempted a comeback in the top of the 7th. Runs were scored off RBI singles from Chris Grayson, Ricky Rodriguez and Logan Uxa. A three run bomb from Jimmy Yezzo brought the Wild Things within one, but the Rascals added an insurance run in the bottom of the 8th that secured an 11-9 final score.
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The Wild Things return to CONSOL Energy Park on August 9th to begin a four game series with the Lake Erie Crushers. First pitch for the Tuesday doubleheader is scheduled for 6:05 EDT.
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