Cardinals starter Dakota Hudson did a fine enough job his first two times through the Orioles lineup. Baltimore chased Hudson in the fifth with the Cardinals clinging to a one-run lead, and Cedric Mullins greeted the reliever the best way he knew how. Mullins turned the game with a grand slam in the bottom of the fifth, and the Orioles beat the Cardinals 11-5 in the first of three games at Camden Yards.
The big inning began with a pair of singles by Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson. Anthony Santander struck out, but Ryan O’Hearn followed with a line drive up the middle.