Cedric Mullins hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 4-2 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday and a three-game sweep of the Twins.
“I wasn't trying to do too much right there,” Mullins said."Mounty got us going with a single. I was trying to follow it up with another single. I was able to get a pitch that I can handle, and I put it over.”also went deep for the Orioles, their fifth straight game with at least three home runs. Baltimore had a streak that long only twice before in franchise history, in 1996 and 1987.Pablo López allowed a leadoff homer to Henderson in the first but was outstanding after that.
Baltimore's Albert Suárez pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings in his first big league appearance in seven years. The 34-year-old Suárez was called up from Triple-A Norfolk before the game because the Orioles needed somebody to pitch after“I worked hard for it. I think when you work hard and you have faith in something, it happens,” Suárez said."I think I enjoyed this moment more than the first time I got called up.
The right-hander exceeded all reasonable expectations, allowing three hits and striking out four without a walk.in 2016 and 2017. After pitching at Triple-A in 2018, mostly as a reliever, he spent the next few years in Japan and South Korea. The Orioles signed him to a minor league contract last September.
“I know he’s very thankful to be back in the big leagues, and he just told the group that," manager Brandon Hyde said."But we saw in spring training just how mature he is. He’s a grown man.”
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