Wild Things give up 5 in 8th, lose, 7-4
QUEBEC CITY – Kendall Simmons, the No. 8 hitter in the lineup, smacked a game-tying home run in Quebec’s five-run eighth inning and the Capitales went on to 7-4 come-from-behind win over the Wild Things before 4,297 Saturday night at Stade Canac.
Washington led 3-2 entering the bottom of the eighth, but Simmons hit his first home run of the season, off Wild Things reliever Joe Nahas (1-1), and the Capitales took the lead on a David Mendham single that scored Ruben Castro. Quebec added three more runs in the inning.
Washington scored in the ninth inning when Jeff Liquori bounced into a double play as Kyle Edwards crossed home plate.
Quebec led 2-0 early before Washington battled back and took a 3-2 lead in the sixth when Ethan Wilder hit an RBI double and later scored on an error.
Washington starter Sebatsian Rodriguez gave up 10 hits but only two runs (one earned) in six innings.
Quebec’s Braeden Alleman struck out nine in 5⅓ innings.
The Capitales’ win, combined with Ottawa’s loss to New York, clinched a playoff berth for the Capitales.
Lake Erie’s 15-8 loss at Mississippi keeps the Wild Things two games behind the Crushers in the Central Division.