'Birds Shine in Win After All-Star Break

Aberdeen, M.D. - Aberdeen started off the game with fireworks across all parts of it against the Lowell Spinners on Wednesday. They took a a 5-0 lead and held on to it until the seventh when Lowell scored two. Jose Diaz got his first save in a 5-2 win.
THREE RUN FIRST: In the first, Jean Carmona led off with a base hit. Anthony Santander walked after him. J.C. Escarra dropped a single, and after some confusion on the basepaths Carmona scored.
Santander came home on an error that put Robert Neustrom on first. Escarra scored on a double-play ball from Cody Roberts to make it 3-0.
HALL TO WALL: Adam Hall drilled a homer over the left field wall on a first pitch fastball in the second inning. 
ESCARRA TO BATTLE: With the bases loaded and one out, J.C. battled it out against Taylor Ahern. He saw eleven pitches and dropped an RBI single to make it 5-0 through two.
WOW: You could hear that across Ripken Stadium on three different defensive plays. Nick Horvath retired everyone in the third with two diving catches and doubling up Jonathan Ortega on a hit and run. In the fourth robbie thorburn gunned out Tyler Dearden at the plate to end the inning and keep Lowell scoreless.
LIFE IN LOWELL: It took seven innings for the Spinners to spin. Xavier Legrant and Grant Williams would get the RBIs that enticed Lowell to threaten the lead.
DIAZ ENDS IT: Jose Diaz got his first save of the season by allowing one baserunner on a full count walk and getting Legrant to pop out and end it with a 5-2 Aberdeen victory.
UP NEXT: Same thing tomorrow. 7:05 first pitch in Aberdeen with Jimmy Murphy on the mound.