Wild Things win HR derby in Quebec
QUEBEC CITY – The long ball was the norm in Quebec City Friday night, as the Wild Things and the Quebec Capitales combined for six home runs.
Washington (11-14) was able to launch its final homer at the right time, as Andrew Czech went deep to right-center field in the eighth inning, and the Wild Things snapped a five-game losing streak in a 7-5 triumph.
Czech’s homer scored Melvin Novoa, who walked with one out. Czech’s blast came with two outs. Czech, who had a two-run homer in the second, was 2-for-4 and knocked in four runs.
Washington took a 1-0 lead in the second after Wagner Lagrange singled for the first of his three hits, advanced to third on Robert Chayka’s double and scored on an error.
Quebec (11-13) took the lead in the bottom of the frame on Justin Gideon’s three-run homer.
The Wild Things’ cut the deficit to 3-2 in the third after Nick Gotta doubled to right and scored on Novoa’s RBI single.
Washington regained the lead in the fourth on Czech’s blast that scored Lagrange, who had singled up the middle to lead off the frame.
The Wild Things extended their advantage to 5-3 in the sixth on Lagrange’s homer to left center.
The Capitales tied the game with homers from Kyle Crowl in the sixth and Marc-Antoine Lebreux in the seventh.
Andrew Mitchell pitched a perfect eighth and ninth to earn the win. He struck out one and didn’t walk a batter.
Crowl, Gideon and Ruben Castro had two hits apiece.