Loros Fall to Bird Dawgs on Friday Night

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Loros Fall to Bird Dawgs on Friday Night

Avon, OH - August 7, 2026 - Los Loros De La Costa Erie (30-45) couldn’t find the victory on Friday night against the Down East Bird Dawgs (33-34). They fell 7-2 to open the big promotional weekend at ForeFront Field.

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It was a good ol’ fashioned pitchers duel through the first three innings. RHP Alex Garbrick and Bird Dawgs’ starter LHP Jace Miner were nearly perfect in their scoreless opens.

Down East DH Jacob Corson (the former Crusher) started the scoring with an RBI single in the top of the 4th. Los Loros were able to get out of the inning with a double play to hold the Bird Dawgs to just a 1-0 lead.

In the 5th, CF Stephen DiTomaso plated two more runs on a single through the drawn-in infield to extend Down East’s lead to 3-0.

A sacrifice fly from C Tyler Blaum in the 6th made it three straight innings with a run scored for Down East. They’d add on another against Garbrick on a two-out RBI single by 2B Kenny Levari to chase him from the game. DiTomaso added on another two RBIs with a triple a few moments later, and the Bird Dawgs led 7-0.

Los Loros got on the board in the bottom of the 6th on an RBI fielder’s choice from RF James Jett. 3B Chayton Krauss popped a ground-rule double over the wall to drive in another run. Lake Erie had two men in scoring position from that point but couldn’t do any more damage. After six innings, the score was 7-2 Bird Dawgs.

LHP Kenny Pierson held the line with two scoreless innings in relief, but the Loros bats couldn’t push any more runs across. They fell 7-2 to open the big weekend series.

LHP Jace Miner (1-3) got the win, and despite his hot start, Alex Garbrick (0-4) was pinned with the loss.

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The Lake Erie Crushers are a professional baseball team based in Avon, Ohio, just 18 miles west of Cleveland at ForeFront Field. They compete in the Frontier League, a proud MLB Partner League, and have brought a family-friendly, fan-oriented baseball experience to Northeast Ohio since 2009. As Lorain County’s only professional sports franchise, the Lake Erie Crushers are the largest economic driver in Lorain County, hosting more than 200 events per year that include over 50 baseball games, concerts, charity functions, and other events that bring the community of Avon together. Len Komoroski is the Crushers Chairman and Managing Partner, and the team is led by President Vic Gregovits. Jared Lemieux, a Maine Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, is in his fourth season as field manager.