Everything but a win

The Wild Things played their second extra-innings game in as many nights Friday, a five-hour marathon against the River City Rascals that included 14 innings, one rain delay and one - get this - fireworks delay.

What the Wild Things really needed the night to include was a victory.

Twice Washington took the lead in extra innings but was unable to come away a victory as River City scored two runs in the bottom of the 14th on Brad Hough's single to beat the Wild Things 6-5.

Washington battled back from a 3-1 deficit in the sixth inning to force extras tied at 3-3. After the ninth, the game was delayed so that the planned postgame fireworks show could be held before the start of extra innings.

In the 12th inning, Washington took a 4-3 lead when Robbie Knapp (pictured) reached on a two-base throwing error and scored when Matt Sutton drove a ball off the tall right-field wall at T.R. Hughes Ballpark. River City, however, tied it at 4-4 when Jeff Miller homered off closer Ian Heisel.

Two batters after the game was briefly delayed by rain in the top of the 14th, Knapp hit a solo home run to give Washington the lead again, 5-4. But River City responded one more time, winning the game with a double, hit batsman, groundout and Hough's two-run single.

Perhaps the worst part of the night for the Wild Things was that the bullpen was overworked and no starting pitcher has been announced for tonight's game. Chris Rivera, Friday night's starter, went 4 1/3 innings and six relievers were used over the final nine innings. Corey Bachman, Dan Horvath, Matt Maradeo and Kevin Reese combined for 6 2/3 scoreless innings. Mike Schellinger (2-1) was the losing pitcher.

Washington's record fell to 6-9 and the Wild Things are 1-3 on the road trip.