Schaumburg Boomers win puts division title within reach

The Schaumburg Boomers scored four runs in the seventh inning to lower their magic number to one to win the West Division, securing a 6-5 win over the Washington Wild Things in Pennsylvania on Saturday night.

Jeff Liquori led off the game with a homer for Washington in the bottom of the first, handing the hosts a 1-0 lead. The leadoff batter has homered for the Wild Things in the first two games of the series.

Cole Turney annihilated a two-run opposite-field homer in the top of the second to give the Boomers their first lead of the series. Another homer from Washington evened the game in the bottom of the second and then the pitchers took over. Both starters worked through six innings and did not allow another run.

The Boomers (56-45) will wrap up the regular season with the finale against Washington on Sunday afternoon. A win or a loss by Windy City would hand the Boomers the division title.