First-place Crushers win sixth in a row, 3-0 over Evansville

First-place Crushers win sixth in a row, 3-0 over Evansville

Anthony Escobar struck out 10, and the Crushers won their sixth in a row with a 3-0 victory over host Evansville on July 30. Escobar (8-3) pitched six innings, gave up six hits and walked one. He lowered his ERA to 2.13. Frontier League pitcher of the week Leonardo Rodriguez pitched the seventh and eighth innings, and Michael Brewer earned his 14th save in the ninth. Brewer is tied for the league lead in saves. The three Lake Erie pitchers struc…

Otters fall despite three rookies earning professional firsts | City-County Observer

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Evansville Otters (24-44) dropped the middle game of the series against the Lake Erie Crushers (39-27) on Wednesday night, 3-0. Evansville sent out Joan Gonzalez for his fifth start of the season. After surrendering a two-out single to give Lake Erie a 1-0 lead, he wired through the fifth keeping the Crushers off the scoreboard. The Otters had some opportunities offensively early in the game to answer. They got at least one