The Joliet Slammers lived up to their name Thursday night, slamming four home runs to beat the , 8-2, in front of a crowd of 1,913 at .
This was the third straight loss for the Crushers (28-33).
Erik Lis, Bobby Leeper, Kyle Maunus and  Josh Flores homered for the Slammers (34-26).
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Evan Sharpley hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning for the Crushers' only runs.
Paul Fagan (4-8, 4.25 earned run average) pitched five innings, giving up six runs on five hits, including three home runs. He struck out seven and walked one.
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The Crushers will try to avoid being swept in the series as they play the Slammers at 7:05 p.m. Friday. Randy Sturgill (4-0, 2.73 earned run average) is slated to start.
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