The go-ahead home run was Long’s sixth of the season, giving him 28 RBIs.
The Otters were able to strike first in the third inning.
Hunter Cullen led off with a single to right field. After stealing second base, J.J. Gould grounded out to advance Cullen to third. David Cronin was able to hit a sac-fly to left-center to score Cullen, giving the Otters a 1-0 lead.
The Wild Things tied the game in the bottom of the fourth, when J.J. Fernandez knocked in Mikael Mogues, who led off with a double, on an RBI single.
Rob Calabrese hit a solo home run in the top of the sixth to break the tie for his fifth of the year, handing the Otters a 2-1 advantage.
Calabrese’s home run would end the night for Washington starter AJ Bogucki, as he finished throwing six innings, allowing two runs on seven hits, while fanning five. He ended with a no-decision.
The Wild Things responded scoring three runs in the bottom of the sixth.
After Shane Hughes led off with a single, Mogues jacked a two-run homer to right field to give the Wild Things their first lead of the game at 3-2.
Hector Roa reached on an error, Fernandez singled to put runners on the corners, and Cody Erickson singled to score Roa as Washington doubled up the Otters 4-2.
In the top of the seventh, Cullen and Gould singled to lead off the inning, Cronin’s bunt advanced them to second and third, and Long hit one over the fence in right field.
After getting one out in the seventh, Otters starter Jake Welch was pulled when he walked Shane Hughes. He finished with a no-decision, tossing 6.1 innings, surrendering only four runs -three earned – with no walks and four strikeouts.
Abraham Almonte relieved Welch, getting Mogues to ground out and Roa to strikeout ending the seventh.
Taylor Wright relieved Almonte in the eighth with a runner on third and two outs, ending the inning with a strikeout to Drew Bene.
Brett Marr led off the bottom of the ninth with a single, but Carlos Castro rushed in from first base to record a bunt-popout by Blake Adams. Danny Hrbek struck out Hughes and Mogues for his 26th and 27th strikeout, earning his fifth save of the season.
Wright earned the win, earning his 27th strikeout as well.
