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April 17, 2024
BALTIMORE – For the third time already this season, the Orioles won Wednesday afternoon, prompting the anthem “Orioles Magic” to blare from the speakers at Camden Yards as fans cheered and the team celebrated at home plate . .
The song says: “Every game there’s a different star. » But right now, almost everyone on Baltimore’s roster is playing like a star.
This time, it was Cedric Mullins who lifted the O’s to a 4-2 victory over the Twins, hitting a two-run homer in the ninth inning off right-hander Griffin Jax and sending Baltimore to a three-game sweep. It was the third home run of the day for the Orioles, who got a leadoff hit from Gunnar Henderson and a game-tying solo shot in the seventh by Anthony Santander.
It was the fifth straight game in which the O’s hit more than three home runs, tied for the second-longest streak in MLB since 1900 behind the 1987 Orioles, who did so in six straight games from May 8–13 of this year. The club previously had a five-game streak from August 6 to 10, 1996.
Meanwhile, the 2024 O’s lead MLB with 30 home runs and pace the AL with 104 runs scored after securing their second sweep of the season.
“Overall, we still have a pretty balanced lineup in terms of our ability to steal bags and put pressure on guys on defense,” said Mullins, who had never hit a home run in his seven years of MLB career. “But yeah, the home run totals are going up, and I think it’s just a matter of how our offseasons went and how we prepared for the season this spring.”
Baltimore had never had more than five players with four or more home runs in the first 20 games of a season. Eighteen games into the 2024 campaign, he already has six of these players.
Henderson has six, Mullins has five and Colton Cowser, Ryan O’Hearn, Santander and Jordan Westburg each have four.
“One through nine, we have a really good lineup every day and also have the ability to hit the ball out of the ballpark,” said first baseman Ryan Mountcastle, who singled before the game-ending home run of Mullins. “It’s a lot of fun to be a part of – and to watch too.”
A lot of Baltimore hitters are raking right now. Henderson, 22, homered in three straight games for the second time in his young career. Westburg has a six-game hitting streak, in which he is hitting .478 (11 for 23). Rookie Cowser was named American League Player of the Week last week.
Then there’s Mullins, who was hitting .143 in his first nine games of the season. Today, the 29-year-old former Silver Slugger is riding a nine-game hitting streak, in which he is 11-for-30 (.367).
“Day in and day out, he gives maximum effort every day and does his job,” Mountcastle said. “Definitely a leader on this team.”
It had already been a big week for Mullins. In Monday’s series-opening win against the Twins, he made a remarkable diving catch to center that may become the best catch in MLB this season. He also homered in that win.
“For me, it’s Cedric Mullins,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “He runs, he causes chaos on the bases, he plays Gold Glove center field. He’s just a huge trigger for our offense.
Mullins wasn’t thinking about hitting a home run when he stepped to the plate against Jax with one out in the bottom of the ninth on Wednesday. His goal was to maintain a rally for Baltimore.
He did more than that, connecting on a 1-2 changeup that caught too much plate and sent it a Statcast-projected 379 feet to the flag field in right field.
After rounding the bases and heading home, Mullins was greeted by his teammates, who had brought their celebratory “home run hydration station” accessory onto the field. Mullins drank some water – then later splashed himself with the traditional Gatorade bath.
Much like last year’s AL East championship season, the Orioles (12-6) win quite frequently and benefit in the process.
“It’s really fun,” Mullins said. “We talk all the time about keeping things light, but at the same time, handling our business when the time is right. Having that right mix creates a nice clubhouse environment, and it shows on the field.
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