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July 9, 2018
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Crew SC Has Seen Enough of La La Land This Summer

The game against the LA Galaxy this past Saturday night was a homecoming for Columbus Crew SC’s #11 Gyasi Zardes as he returned to his hometown to face his former club, as well as former Crew forward #11 Ola Kamara.

And there was also this 6’5” beast on the pitch—basically a giant for a field player in soccer—named #9 Zlatan Ibrahimović on the Galaxy squad.

Unfortunately, the LA Galaxy pounded Columbus Crew SC 4-nil. Coupled with the 2-nil loss against LAFC in So Cal on June 23, Crew SC is probably content to know there are no more regular season games in California for the remainder of the 2018 campaign.

Despite the 20/20 clarity of the burgeoning VAR technology that has proven to be quite helpful in the World Cup in Russia, this match in LA provided a counter argument—hopefully just an anomaly—to that positive sentiment with a couple questionable calls by VAR as governed by MLS.

These miscues included a #11 Zardes/Galaxy own-goal that was reversed about a minute after LA went up 1-nil late the first half, as well as a curious penalty that was given to the Galaxy following review in the second half.

Regardless, Crew SC played poorly once again in Los Angeles this summer.

Columbus Crew SC (30 points) stay on the road as they travel across the country to play New York City FC (34 points) at Yankee Stadium this Saturday night at 7 p.m. ET.

#SaveTheCrew

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Clippers: Columbus Looks to Hit Another Grand Slam as Host

The Bad News: The Columbus Clippers are nursing a 3-game losing streak courtesy of a recent road trip in Indianapolis this past weekend in which the good guys were outscored 17-6 over three games.

The Better News: Despite the current losing streak, the Clippers are just four games out of first place in the International League West to its in-state rival Toledo Mud Hens.

The Great News: Still beaming from the success of hosting the entertaining 2018 NCAA Women’s Final Four, Columbus is ready to host the Triple-A All-Star Game this week at Huntington Park.

Catcher Francisco Mejia and outfielder Brandon Barnes will represent the hometown Clippers for the International League team.

The Orange Crush Home Run Derby & Skills Competition is tonight starting at 6 p.m. The Triple-A All-Star Game is this Wednesday at Huntington Park with the first pitch at 7 p.m.

Ohio Machine Finally Has a Sunny Disposition on the Road

The Ohio Machine did something this past Saturday they haven’t done since May 12:

Win.

The 13-11 victory against the Florida Launch in the Sunshine State earned Ohio its third victory of the season and its first road win of the 2018 campaign that snapped a seven-game losing streak.

The Ohio Machine (3-8) return home to host the Atlanta Blaze (4-6) this Saturday at Fortress Obetz at 6 p.m.

P.S. Mark your calendars as the Ohio Machine will feature a craft beer festival called “Gears & Beers” on Thursday, July 26. It starts at 5:30 p.m. before the home game at Fortress Obetz at 7 p.m.

  • Beer festival and LAX ticket packages start at $45.
  • 10 Columbus breweries will be represented.
  • 5 oz. souvenir sampling mug and lanyard included.
  • 12 taste tickets.

For more details, call 614-754-1973 or visit theohiomachine.com.

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