STATEN ISLAND, NY- When a team gets extra outs to play with, it must make opponents pay the price. That’s exactly the recipe Dan Brewer and his Staten Island teammates used in a come from behind 9-4 home win over Aberdeen sweeping the three-game series at Richmond County Bank Ball Park in St. George Tuesday night.

“We swung it well tonight,” the Baby Bomber right fielder indicated at his locker after coming up with a big two-run go-ahead single in a five-run fourth cashing in on a couple of Ironbirds’ errors.

“I was seeing the ball well. With the bases loaded, I was just trying to put the ball in play and hit it hard and got it past the shortstop. … We played well tonight and put it all together.”

After spotting their opponents three with a run apiece in the first three frames, the Bombers were able to pickup fallen teammate Cory Arbiso after he turned his ankle while fielding a Jahdiel Santamaria throw to first for the first out of the fourth. He was helped off the field by the trainer and had his left ankle heavily taped and wasn’t certain when he’d be back.

Stepping up in his place was Staten Island’s Andy Shive, who came on in a difficult situation and did a splendid job holding the Birds at three runs while giving his teammates the opportunity to get back in the game.

“I’ve never really been in that kind of situation before. But it’s you get as many warmups as you need. You just get out there and have to get focused and get some outs,” the righthander remarked after working an effective two and two thirds scoreless while fanning three to pickup his first win.

“It felt good in warmups. I just needed to locate and I did a pretty good job in the early innings and my job was just to keep the team in the game. That’s what I tried to do.”

“That’s got to be a really tough situation to come into. You got to warm up right there on the mound. He spun it pretty well and kept everything outside. I thought he did a pretty good job tonight,” added third baseman Mike Lyon who had a big hit of his own in the comeback driving in the Bombers’ second run. 

After Shive came on to record the final couple of outs of the fourth, the Bombers got going with a little help from some shoddy Aberdeen defense. S.I. shortstop Walter Ibarra got the home half started with the club’s first hit of the night off losing starter Aaron Odom (1-2). He moved to second when second baseman David Adams walked. Catcher Brian Baisley followed with what looked like a potential 6-4-3 double play ball but instead Birds’ shortstop Tom Edwards booted it allowing Ibarra to round third and cut the deficit to 3-1.

Lyon then came up and hit a sharp grounder which got through to left for a runscoring single to keep the rally going. “I thought maybe I was going to hit into a double play but it was just off to the left and so it worked out for me.”

The biggest hit of the inning came three batters later when Brewer ripped an Odom offering just out of Edwards’ reach plating two with the bases loaded a couple of batters following an E4 by Aberdeen’s Eric Perlozzo. He also had a clean takeout of second on Steve Strausbaugh’s RBI forceout which allowed center fielder Melky Mesa to score the fifth run.

Despite not getting a hit in four at bats, Mesa played a pivotal role in the Bombers’ third straight win with the defensive play of the night throwing out Jacob Julius after a Calvin Lester single to center to end the Aberdeen sixth.

“I felt pretty good about it that I was able to come through for the team,” the 21 year-old said through translator Julio Mascarra. “I got a good jump on the ball for the throw and got him.”

The Bombers put the game out of reach with four more in the seventh. Brewer started it off by singling, then advancing to second on a Strausbaugh groundout and then went to third on a failed pickoff. With runners on the corners, he came into score on Rich Zagone’s wild pitch giving the S.I. Yanks a three-run lead. Ibarra added to the lead with a runscoring base hit to center.

“It all started with Brewer that inning. He had a huge two RBI single and then you had Walter with a clutch hit. I mean everybody was pretty much clutch and I came up in a big situation,” Adams noted of the balanced attack after padding the cushion to six with a two-run double to deep center which didn’t miss going out of the park by much.

“It’s just a matter of time before we snap out of it. I mean we’ve been hitting balls hard all year. Just right at people. It was a matter of time before they fall. … We’re seeing the ball well. We’re taking good swings. It’s just a matter of letting them fall through.”

Notes: Despite being outhit 9-6, the Baby Bombers made the most out of three Aberdeen miscues in recording their first sweep of the season to boost their record over .500 (8-7) for the first time this season. … RP Tim Dennehy came on for Shive in the seventh and tossed two perfect frames while striking out four. Daniel Kapala made his first appearance giving up an unearned run on a hit while fanning two including the last batter swinging to end the game. … Unlike prior games this summer, the contest took only a manageable two hours and 27 minutes. … Ibarra finished 2-for-4 hitting leadoff while scoring two runs. Seven of Staten Island’s nine starters scored at least once. … Inf Brian Chavez (lower back) said he’s still a few days away and could return possible later this week. … Staten Island hosts Mahoning Valley for three beginning tonight with first pitch at 7 ET.