The Crushers have won four in a row for the first time this year including three game sweep of Gateway. The Crushers (17-22) are now in fourth place seven games behind Windy City in the East Division. The reward is the hottest team in the Frontier League, West leader River City (28-11). The Rascals have also won four in a row and have won 12 of their last 13.

The Crushers will start Jairo Cuevas (0-2, 5.79) against Erick Carillo, who is making his first start for the Rascals.