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Cedric Mullins hits 2-run homer in bottom of the 9th to give Orioles 4-2 win over Twins

BALTIMORE (AP) 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.

It was the first career walk-off homer for Mullins.

“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.”

Gunnar Henderson and Anthony Santander 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.

With one on and one out, Mullins hit a drive to right field off Griffin Jax (1-2) for his fifth homer of the year. Craig Kimbrel (3-0) worked a 1-2-3 top of the ninth.

Pablo López allowed a leadoff homer to Henderson in the first but was outstanding after that. He exited after six innings and 87 pitches, having allowed a run and two hits with seven strikeouts.

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 Tyler Wells went on the injured list the previous day.

“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.

The Twins scored twice in the seventh to take the lead briefly. Austin Martin's single scored Manuel Margot from first - he'd been running with the pitch. One out later, Kyle Farmer's single scored Martin.

Santander tied it in the bottom of the inning with a solo shot.

Suárez pitched for the San Francisco Giants 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.”

Hyde said he can envision Suárez making more starts for the Orioles.

UP NEXT

Twins: Have an off day Thursday before hosting Detroit on Friday night. Joe Ryan (0-1) starts for Minnesota against Jack Flaherty (0-1).

Orioles: Are off Thursday before beginning a series at Kansas City. Dean Kremer (0-1) takes the mound for Baltimore against Alec Marsh (2-0).

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Twins MIN6-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	5	0
Orioles BAL12-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	8	0

Oriole Park at Camden YardsBaltimore, MD

W: C. Kimbrel (3-0)L: G. Jax (1-2)S: (0)
HR: BAL - A. Santander (4), C. Mullins (6), G. Henderson (9)

MINTwins

BALOrioles

.P. LopezPablo Lopez
P
6.0 IP, ER, 7 SO, 87 P
.A. SuarezAlbert Suarez
P
5.2 IP, 4 SO, 75 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
E. Julien 2B	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	.175	.266	.421	.687	-1.5
R. Jeffers C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.351	.529	.880	1.0
B. Buxton DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.193	.230	.298	.528	-1.0
A. Kirilloff RF	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.288	.345	.538	.883	3.0
J. Miranda 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.280	.333	.440	.773	1.5
T. Larnach LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	0.0
a- M. Margot PH-LF	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	.184	.295	.263	.559	1.5
A. Martin CF	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.242	.306	.333	.639	3.0
W. Castro SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.122	.232	.204	.436	0.5
K. Farmer 3B	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	.097	.263	.129	.392	1.5

HITTERS	AB
E. Julien 2B	4
R. Jeffers C	3
B. Buxton DH	4
A. Kirilloff RF	3
J. Miranda 1B	4
T. Larnach LF	2
a- M. Margot PH-LF	1
A. Martin CF	4
W. Castro SS	4
K. Farmer 3B	3

a-walked for Larnach in the 7th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
G. Henderson SS	4	1	2	1	1	2	1	.288	.346	.603	.948	6.0
A. Rutschman C	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.275	.338	.348	.685	-0.5
R. O'Hearn RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319	.385	.660	1.044	0.0
a- A. Hays PH-LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.073	.136	.073	.210	-0.5
A. Santander DH	4	1	1	1	1	1	0	.203	.243	.406	.649	5.5
R. Mountcastle 1B	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.317	.375	.492	.867	2.5
C. Mullins CF	4	1	1	2	1	2	1	.259	.308	.552	.859	6.0
C. Cowser LF-RF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.400	.429	.800	1.229	2.5
J. Westburg 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	.317	.379	.600	.979	0.5
J. Holliday 2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.040	.077	.040	.117	-1.0

HITTERS	AB
G. Henderson SS	4
A. Rutschman C	4
R. O'Hearn RF	2
a- A. Hays PH-LF	2
A. Santander DH	4
R. Mountcastle 1B	4
C. Mullins CF	4
C. Cowser LF-RF	3
J. Westburg 3B	3
J. Holliday 2B	3

a-flied out for O'Hearn in the 7th

2B - A. Kirilloff (4), J. Miranda
RBI - A. Martin (3), K. Farmer (2)
2-Out RBI - K. Farmer
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Miranda, A. Martin

HR - G. Henderson (6), A. Santander (4), C. Mullins (5)
RBI - G. Henderson (15), A. Santander (15), C. Mullins 2 (15)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Westburg 2 (2)

SB - C. Cowser (3)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
P. Lopez	6.0	2	1	1	7	1	3.97	0.97	21.5
S. Okert (BS, 2)	0.2	3	1	1	1	1	3.18	1.76	-1.5
B. Stewart	1.1	1	0	0	3	0	0.00	1.20	4.5
G. Jax (L, 1-2)	0.1	2	2	2	1	1	3.86	1.14	-7.5

PITCHERS	IP
P. Lopez	6.0
S. Okert (BS, 2)	0.2
B. Stewart	1.1
G. Jax (L, 1-2)	0.1

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Suarez	5.2	3	0	0	0	4	0.00	0.53	15.0
D. Coulombe (H, 3)	0.2	0	1	1	1	0	2.57	0.43	0.0
J. Webb (BS, 1)	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	2.08	1.04	-1.5
K. Akin	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	2.08	0.69	1.5
Y. Cano	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	1.93	1.29	3.0
C. Kimbrel (W, 3-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1.13	0.38	10.5

PITCHERS	IP
A. Suarez	5.2
D. Coulombe (H, 3)	0.2
J. Webb (BS, 1)	0.1
K. Akin	0.1
Y. Cano	1.0
C. Kimbrel (W, 3-0)	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - P. Lopez 87-55, S. Okert 18-14, B. Stewart 17-14, G. Jax 10-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - P. Lopez 4-5, S. Okert 0-2, G. Jax 1-1
Batters Faced - P. Lopez 20, S. Okert 5, B. Stewart 5, G. Jax 3

Pitches-Strikes - A. Suarez 75-50, D. Coulombe 10-3, J. Webb 15-9, K. Akin 3-3, Y. Cano 20-13, C. Kimbrel 12-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A. Suarez 5-7, D. Coulombe 2-0, Y. Cano 1-0, C. Kimbrel 0-1
Batters Faced - A. Suarez 21, D. Coulombe 3, J. Webb 3, K. Akin, Y. Cano 4, C. Kimbrel 3

.P. LopezPablo Lopez
P
6.0 IP, ER, 7 SO, 87 P
.A. SuarezAlbert Suarez
P
5.2 IP, 4 SO, 75 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Twins MIN6-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	5	0
Orioles BAL12-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	8	0

Oriole Park at Camden YardsBaltimore, MD

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
E. Julien 2B	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	.175	.266	.421	.687	-1.5
R. Jeffers C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.351	.529	.880	1.0
B. Buxton DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.193	.230	.298	.528	-1.0
A. Kirilloff RF	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.288	.345	.538	.883	3.0
J. Miranda 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.280	.333	.440	.773	1.5
T. Larnach LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	0.0
a- M. Margot PH-LF	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	.184	.295	.263	.559	1.5
A. Martin CF	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.242	.306	.333	.639	3.0
W. Castro SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.122	.232	.204	.436	0.5
K. Farmer 3B	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	.097	.263	.129	.392	1.5
Total	32	2	5	2	2	9	9	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
E. Julien 2B	4
R. Jeffers C	3
B. Buxton DH	4
A. Kirilloff RF	3
J. Miranda 1B	4
T. Larnach LF	2
a- M. Margot PH-LF	1
A. Martin CF	4
W. Castro SS	4
K. Farmer 3B	3
Total	32

a-walked for Larnach in the 7th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
G. Henderson SS	4	1	2	1	1	2	1	.288	.346	.603	.948	6.0
A. Rutschman C	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.275	.338	.348	.685	-0.5
R. O'Hearn RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319	.385	.660	1.044	0.0
a- A. Hays PH-LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.073	.136	.073	.210	-0.5
A. Santander DH	4	1	1	1	1	1	0	.203	.243	.406	.649	5.5
R. Mountcastle 1B	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.317	.375	.492	.867	2.5
C. Mullins CF	4	1	1	2	1	2	1	.259	.308	.552	.859	6.0
C. Cowser LF-RF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.400	.429	.800	1.229	2.5
J. Westburg 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	.317	.379	.600	.979	0.5
J. Holliday 2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.040	.077	.040	.117	-1.0
Total	33	4	8	4	3	12	8	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
G. Henderson SS	4
A. Rutschman C	4
R. O'Hearn RF	2
a- A. Hays PH-LF	2
A. Santander DH	4
R. Mountcastle 1B	4
C. Mullins CF	4
C. Cowser LF-RF	3
J. Westburg 3B	3
J. Holliday 2B	3
Total	33

a-flied out for O'Hearn in the 7th

2B - A. Kirilloff (4), J. Miranda
RBI - A. Martin (3), K. Farmer (2)
2-Out RBI - K. Farmer
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Miranda, A. Martin

HR - G. Henderson (6), A. Santander (4), C. Mullins (5)
RBI - G. Henderson (15), A. Santander (15), C. Mullins 2 (15)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Westburg 2 (2)

SB - C. Cowser (3)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
P. Lopez	6.0	2	1	1	7	1	3.97	0.97	21.5
S. Okert (BS, 2)	0.2	3	1	1	1	1	3.18	1.76	-1.5
B. Stewart	1.1	1	0	0	3	0	0.00	1.20	4.5
G. Jax (L, 1-2)	0.1	2	2	2	1	1	3.86	1.14	-7.5
Total	8.1	8	4	4	12	3	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
P. Lopez	6.0
S. Okert (BS, 2)	0.2
B. Stewart	1.1
G. Jax (L, 1-2)	0.1
Total	8.1

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Suarez	5.2	3	0	0	0	4	0.00	0.53	15.0
D. Coulombe (H, 3)	0.2	0	1	1	1	0	2.57	0.43	0.0
J. Webb (BS, 1)	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	2.08	1.04	-1.5
K. Akin	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	2.08	0.69	1.5
Y. Cano	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	1.93	1.29	3.0
C. Kimbrel (W, 3-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1.13	0.38	10.5
Total	9.0	5	2	2	2	9	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
A. Suarez	5.2
D. Coulombe (H, 3)	0.2
J. Webb (BS, 1)	0.1
K. Akin	0.1
Y. Cano	1.0
C. Kimbrel (W, 3-0)	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - P. Lopez 87-55, S. Okert 18-14, B. Stewart 17-14, G. Jax 10-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - P. Lopez 4-5, S. Okert 0-2, G. Jax 1-1
Batters Faced - P. Lopez 20, S. Okert 5, B. Stewart 5, G. Jax 3

Pitches-Strikes - A. Suarez 75-50, D. Coulombe 10-3, J. Webb 15-9, K. Akin 3-3, Y. Cano 20-13, C. Kimbrel 12-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A. Suarez 5-7, D. Coulombe 2-0, Y. Cano 1-0, C. Kimbrel 0-1
Batters Faced - A. Suarez 21, D. Coulombe 3, J. Webb 3, K. Akin, Y. Cano 4, C. Kimbrel 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

1ST INNING
Henderson homered to right center 0 1
7TH INNING
Martin singled to shallow center, Margot scored, Martin to second 1 1
Farmer singled to left, Martin scored 2 1
Santander homered to left center 2 2
9TH INNING
Mullins homered to right, Mountcastle scored 2 4

1ST INNING
	Henderson homered to right center	0	1


Martin singled to shallow center, Margot scored, Martin to second	1	1
Farmer singled to left, Martin scored	2	1
Santander homered to left center	2	2

9TH INNING
	Mullins homered to right, Mountcastle scored	2	4

1ST INNING
Twins
A. Suarez Pitching:
E. Julien: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Julien struck out swinging
R. Jeffers: Jeffers popped out to second
B. Buxton: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Buxton flied out to left
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Orioles
P. Lopez Pitching:
G. Henderson: Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Henderson homered to right center
A. Rutschman: Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Rutschman struck out swinging
R. O'Hearn: Strike looking, O'Hearn grounded out to first
A. Santander: Ball, Strike looking, Santander fouled out to catcher
End of the 1st (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Twins
A. Suarez Pitching:
A. Kirilloff: Ball, Foul, Kirilloff flied out to left
J. Miranda: Ball, Miranda doubled to deep left
T. Larnach: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Larnach lined out to center
A. Martin: Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Martin grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Orioles
P. Lopez Pitching:
R. Mountcastle: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Mountcastle struck out swinging
C. Mullins: Ball, Mullins lined out to pitcher
C. Cowser: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Cowser grounded out to third
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Twins
A. Suarez Pitching:
W. Castro: Ball, Strike (foul tip), Castro lined out to right
K. Farmer: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Farmer struck out swinging
E. Julien: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Julien struck out swinging
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Orioles
P. Lopez Pitching:
J. Westburg: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Westburg reached on an infield single to shortstop
J. Holliday: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Holliday flied out to deep right
G. Henderson: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Henderson struck out swinging
A. Rutschman: Ball, Rutschman flied out to deep right
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Twins
A. Suarez Pitching:
R. Jeffers: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Jeffers flied out to center
B. Buxton: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Buxton struck out swinging
A. Kirilloff: Kirilloff doubled to left
J. Miranda: Strike looking, Miranda fouled out to catcher
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Orioles
P. Lopez Pitching:
R. O'Hearn: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, O'Hearn flied out to left
A. Santander: Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Santander flied out to deep right
R. Mountcastle: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Mountcastle grounded out to second
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Twins
A. Suarez Pitching:
T. Larnach: Larnach grounded out to first
A. Martin: Strike looking, Ball, Martin grounded out to third
W. Castro: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Castro singled to left
K. Farmer: Ball, Farmer flied out to deep right
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Orioles
P. Lopez Pitching:
C. Mullins: Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Mullins struck out looking
C. Cowser: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Cowser struck out swinging
J. Westburg: Ball, Westburg lined out to second
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Twins
A. Suarez Pitching:
E. Julien: Julien flied out to left
R. Jeffers: Strike looking, Ball, Jeffers hit by pitch
B. Buxton: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Jeffers to second on wild pitch, Ball, Buxton reached on fielder's choice to pitcher, Jeffers out at third
Danny Coulombe relieved Albert Suarez
A. Kirilloff: Ball, Ball, Kirilloff grounded out to second
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Orioles
P. Lopez Pitching:
J. Holliday: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul tip, Holliday struck out on foul tip
G. Henderson: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Henderson struck out swinging
A. Rutschman: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Rutschman lined out to center
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Twins
D. Coulombe Pitching:
J. Miranda: Strike swinging, Ball, Miranda grounded out to pitcher
Manuel Margot hit for Trevor Larnach
M. Margot: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Margot walked
Jacob Webb relieved Danny Coulombe
A. Martin: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Foul, Martin singled to shallow center, Margot scored, Martin to second
W. Castro: Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Castro struck out swinging
K. Farmer: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Farmer singled to left, Martin scored
Keegan Akin relieved Jacob Webb
E. Julien: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Julien struck out swinging
Middle of the 7th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Orioles
Manuel Margot in left field
Steven Okert relieved Pablo Lopez
Austin Hays hit for Ryan O'Hearn
A. Hays: Hays flied out to center
A. Santander: Strike swinging, Santander homered to left center
R. Mountcastle: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Mountcastle singled to left center
C. Mullins: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Mullins struck out swinging
C. Cowser: Cowser singled to shallow center, Mountcastle to third
Brock Stewart relieved Steven Okert
J. Westburg: Ball, Pickoff attempt to first, Foul, Foul, Ball, Cowser stole second, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Westburg struck out swinging
End of the 7th (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Twins
Austin Hays in left field
Colton Cowser in right field
Yennier Cano relieved Keegan Akin
R. Jeffers: Strike looking, Foul, Jeffers grounded out to third
B. Buxton: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Buxton struck out swinging
A. Kirilloff: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Kirilloff walked
J. Miranda: Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Miranda struck out swinging
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Orioles
B. Stewart Pitching:
J. Holliday: Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Strike swinging, Holliday struck out swinging
G. Henderson: Henderson singled to center
A. Rutschman: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Rutschman fouled out to third
A. Hays: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Hays struck out swinging
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Twins
Craig Kimbrel relieved Yennier Cano
M. Margot: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Intentional ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Margot struck out swinging
A. Martin: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Martin flied out to left
W. Castro: Castro lined out to first
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Orioles
Griffin Jax relieved Brock Stewart
A. Santander: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Santander struck out swinging
R. Mountcastle: Ball, Mountcastle singled to center
C. Mullins: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Mullins homered to right, Mountcastle scored
End of the 9th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)

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