The Crushers followed their worst week at home where they lost four in a row before winning a game 2-1 with just one hit with the worst road trip in the two year history of the franchise. The Crushers lost all six games to Windy City and Washington. By losing 10 of 11, Lake Erie fell below .500 and dropped from second place and in the playoffs to fourth place, 9 and half out of first.

The Crusher opened a quick three game home stand with a 3-1 win over last place Kalamazoo. As bad as the last two weeks have been, the Crushers are only three and half games out of the second place and the final Eastern Division playoff spot.

The key will be if the Crushers can hit. Third baseman Andrew Davis is hitting .309 with a team high seven home runs. Jodam Rivera has seen his average plumment to .282. Eddie Tisdale is third on the team with .260 average. Raphael Turner who joined the team just before the all-star break is hitting .245. No one else is above .230. The team batting average is .235, which is only better than Kalamazoo's .230.