The London Rippers were the first on the board but fell to Lake Erie 5-2 Tuesday night in Ohio.

Crushers' starter Paul Fagan held the Rippers to three hits through six innings.

Sheng-An Kuo gave up five hits and four runs in 5.1 innings.

London and Lake Erie play Game 2 of their three-game series tonight at 7:05pm. Yohan Gonzalez gets the start for London.