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Play Ball! Crushers Home Opener Brings Fans, Fireworks

Crusher lose on late rally by Joliet Slammers

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More than 2,000 fans showed up on a cool Friday night at for the home opener against the Joliet Slammers.

The Crushers took an early 4-2 lead, but two home runs by Joliet's Erik Lis and a late rally by the Slammers led to the Crushers losing, 7-4.

But it's only May, there's plenty of baseball left to play, and there was a fireworks show after the game, so fans were not bereft.

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