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Crushers One Loss Away From Elimination
With last night's 9-3 loss against the Traverse City Beach Bums, the Crushers are a game a half behind in the playoff race and must win the next two to make it to the postseason.
With last night’s 9-3 loss against Traverse City, the Crushers (49-44) fell a game and a half behind in the playoff race and are one defeat away from elimination.
The Crushers now must win the last two games of the season against the Beach Bums (51-43), and given last night’s performance, it may be a tall order.
With three homerun shots, the Beach Bums jumped to a 7-0 lead, and the Crushers weren’t able to counter or even get on the board until the sixth inning.
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Lake Erie tacked on two more runs in the seventh, making the score 7-3, but that’s as close as they would come.
The three-game series runs through Sunday, and tonight’s game starts at 7:05 p.m. at Wuerfel Park.
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Right hander Eric Gonzalez (3-1 3.70 ERA) will go head-to-head against Brian Banes (10-3 2.90 ERA) to try and keep the Crushers’ playoff hopes alive.