Rutschman's Five Hit Night Fuels Comeback Win
Aberdeen takes the series finale in 6-2 win
The Aberdeen Ironbirds play ball at Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen MD.
(J. Kelley Dentry)
ABERDEEN, M.D. (August 19th, 2019) - Adley Rutschman had the best offensive day of his professional career on Monday night in Aberdeen. Aberdeen trailed 2-0 in the 6th and battled back to win 6-2. They were paced by Rutschman's five hits, including a solo homer and a bases clearing triple.W: Houston
ABERDEEN, M.D. (August 19th, 2019) - Adley Rutschman had the best offensive day of his professional career on Monday night in Aberdeen. Aberdeen trailed 2-0 in the 6th and battled back to win 6-2. They were paced by Rutschman's five hits, including a solo homer and a bases clearing triple.
W: Houston Roth
L:
BIG MOMENTS:
- Vermont's 5th: In the top half the Lake Monsters grabbed two runs on an RBI single for
Yerdel Vargas . They were the first two runs of the game. - Aberdeen's 5th: With two singles under his belt already, Rutschman stepped up and saw an 0-2 fastball. He blasted it over the right-center field wall and cut Vermont's lead in half.
- 8th inning: Aberdeen tied it on an RBI single up the middle for
Clay Fisher . Wth the bases loaded and two outs, Rutschman got his fifth hit of the night. He roped a triple down the rightfield line and cleared the bases to end his career night.
KEY IRONBIRDS CONTRIBUTORS
- Adley Rutschman: 5-for-5, 3B, HR, 4 RBI
- Clay Fisher: 2-for-4, RBI, R
NEWS AND NOTES
- Aberdeen took the series finale, and the ultimate rubbermatch with a 5-4 edge through nine games in 18 days with Vermont.
- With 12 games to go, Aberdeen is 36-27, 0.5 games out of the New York-Penn League Wild Card spot. After cancelling a game in Tri-City, the IronBirds will only play 75 games this season.
UP NEXT
- All Star Break, Aberdeen will have two games off before heading to Staten Island to begin a six game road trip on Thursday.