Series win

The Wild Things picked up two wins Wednesday night in different ways. They hung on -- well, maybe cruised is a better description because the game never reached nail-biter status -- to win the completion of Tuesday's suspended game against Joliet, then put together a dramatic last-inning comeback to win the seven-inning game.

Washington led 6-1 in the fourth inning when play was suspended Tuesday. The Wild Things' offense didn't do much after the game was resumed, but the pitching of Zac Fuesser, Al Yevoli and Pat Butler secured a 6-2 victory.

In the nightcap, Washington trailed 2-0 entering the top of the seventh. At that point, the Wild Things' offense had generated no runs and a mere three hits in the 11 innings that were played Wednesday. But Washington rallied for a 3-2 win, getting a bases-loaded walk from William Beckwith and a game-winning two-run single from Danny Poma.

That was probably the kind of game that recent Washington teams would have lost and gone back to the motel happy with a split.

The best part of the late-game heroics is they assured a series win ... on the road. That is something that hasn't happened in almost a year. Entering last night, the Wild Things had lost 14 of their last 16 road games, and 25 of 30, dating back to last year. The last time Washington won a road series was June 11-13 last year when it took two of three from Normal.

The Wild Things will play for a series sweep tonight, which begs the question: When was the last time Washington swept a series on the road. That would be almost one year to the day and in the same ballpark. Washington swept a three-game series over two days from Joliet May 29-30 last year.

One news item that WJPA Radio's Randy Gore passed along last night was that starting pitcher Zach LeBarron, who is eligible to come off the 14-day disabled list today, was in a walking boot after injuring a foot/ankle during a simulated game. He will be re-evaluated Friday, when the team returns to Washington .