Wild Things Win by Shutout to Close Two-Game Set
August 29, 2019 - Frontier League (FL)
Washington Wild Things News Release
O'FALLON, Mo. - Hector Roa was responsible for the only run of the game, as his seventh-inning home run, along with stellar pitching vaulted the Wild Things to a win Thursday in the final regular season home game in River City Rascals' history.
John Havird tossed seven scoreless innings and allowed four hits with nine strikeouts, a walk and an HBP, picking up his sixth win of the season. Jesus Balaguer worked a scoreless eighth with a walk and a punchout, before Zach Strecker earned his 52nd career save and 11th of the season by working a 1-2-3 ninth with two strikeouts.
Hector Roa and JR Davis accounted for the two hits for the Wild Things. Roa's seventh-inning home run was his 17th of the season, which puts him one off the FL lead. The RBI was his 68th of the season, which is one off his career high of 69, set last year.
The Wild Things now travel to Sauget, Illinois, for the final series of the campaign, with three against the Gateway Grizzlies starting tomorrow at 8:05 p.m. ET at GCS Credit Union Ballpark.
Frontier League Stories from August 29, 2019
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- Grizzlies Drop Tight Finale to Otters - Gateway Grizzlies
- Windy City Stuns Boomers - Schaumburg Boomers
- Miners Drop Game, Series at Home to Lake Erie - Southern Illinois Miners
- Wild Things Win by Shutout to Close Two-Game Set - Washington Wild Things
- Bramblett, Baillargeon Take Home Awards - Gateway Grizzlies
- Otters Receive Frontier League Awards; Long Named MVP - Evansville Otters
- Ricky Ramirez Jr. Named Postseason All-Star - Florence Y'alls
- Crushers Rake in Three Post-Season Awards - Lake Erie Crushers
- Meadows Named Post-Season All-Star - River City Rascals
- Otters Named Frontier League Organization of the Year - Evansville Otters
- Nieporte & Oddo Named All-Stars; Larson Awarded Executive of the Year - Schaumburg Boomers
- Frontier League Announces 2019 Season Awards - FL
- Cunningham, Davis Earn Postseason All-Star Honors - Southern Illinois Miners
- Complete Freedom Sweep Slammers in Doubleheader - Florence Y'alls
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