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Cedric Mullins hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the seventh inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat Cleveland 4-2 on Wednesday night to end a five-game skid and snap the Guardians' seven-game winning streak. Gunnar Henderson hit his 26th home run and Ryan O'Hearn also went deep for the Orioles, who were winless since pounding the Yankees 17-5 on June 20. It was their longest losing streak since May 2022.
off Xzavion Curry (0-2) to give Baltimore the lead for the first time. The towering drive soared inside the foul pole and landed on Eutaw Street beyond the right field scoreboard. After struggling to get his batting average over .
200 for much of the season, Mullins is hitting .378 since June 12 and is at .214 for the season.
“Nice to see Ced really contributing. He's gotten a lot better these past couple weeks,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. with a solo shot off Curry in the eighth.
Grayson Rodriguez (9-3) gave up two runs and five hits over seven innings. He struck out the last four batters he faced. “That was a great start,” Hyde said.
“Just a couple solo homers there. Besides that, not a lot of traffic. Outstanding job, going seven innings for us.
” Jhonkensy Noel became the fourth Cleveland player to , connecting in the second inning to put the Guardians ahead 1-0. Recalled from Triple-A Columbus earlier in the day, the 22-year-old rookie hit a fastball over the center field wall after losing hold of his bat on the previous pitch, sending it flying toward th.
