The Washington Wild Things (24-14) beat the Lake Erie Crushers (19-19) 5-3 on Saturday at All Pro Freight Stadium behind Stewart Ijames, who had two extra base hits.
He homered in the third inning and doubled in the fifth inning.Chris Phelan recorded his fifth win of the year for the Washington Wild Things. He allowed three runs over five innings. He struck out none, walked two and surrendered four hits.
Matt Rein was charged with his third loss of the year. He lasted just 5 2/3 innings, walked two, struck out four, and allowed four runs.
Daniel Poma, C.J. Beatty and Ijames helped lead the Washington Wild Things. They combined for seven hits and three RBIs.