Orioles rookie center fielder Cedric Mullins fashions himself an old-fashioned leadoff hitter with a bit of pop, so it’s only fitting that on the day he hit his first major league home run, something else took precedent over it in his mind.
In the Orioles’ three-run third inning, which turned out to be enough to secure their eventual 4-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday at Progressive Field, Mullins also notched his first bunt single after a walk by fellow rookie Austin Wynns. That set the table for a three-run home run by Jonathan Villar.