Orioles’ pitching implosion spoils Mullins’ superb debut in 19-12 debacle

They say baseball is a funny game. They say the game isn’t played on paper. On any given night, they say, the worst team in the league can beat the best team in the league.

Well, yeah, theoretically they can. But most of the time, the best team in the league will make mincemeat of the worst.

That’s exactly what played out at Camden Yards tonight. The Orioles, sparked by the debut of Cedric Mullins, dared to dream, dared to feel optimistic after taking a five-run lead over the Red Sox through three innings. And then, their house of cards came crumbling down as the vastly superior team did vastly superior things.

The game started, as you might have expected, with the Red Sox doing early damage.…