Orioles middle fielder Cedric Mullins exited Saturday’s recreation towards the Miami Marlins within the second inning with proper quadriceps tightness, the crew introduced.
After hitting an RBI single within the second inning, Mullins sprinted across the bases on a near-double from Jordan Westburg that was dominated foul. Mullins appeared to movement towards the dugout earlier than gingerly strolling off the sphere.
Rookie Colton Cowser, who made his main league debut final week, changed Mullins on the bottom paths and in middle area. The look marks Cowser’s Camden Yards debut.
The lower-body harm might be additional regarding for Mullins, who missed a month earlier this season with a proper groin pressure he suffered May 29. That harm additionally got here on the bases, because the 28-year-old speedster was positioned on the 10-day injured record after struggling the pressure whereas sprinting to first base.
“We’ll check on it tomorrow,” supervisor Brandon Hyde stated after the Orioles’ 6-5 win. “I think we’re hoping we caught a break there. He feels like it was tightening up on him a little bit. Fortunately, or unfortunately, the ball was foul, so he didn’t have to kind of extend himself to try to score. Hopefully, he’s OK.”
Mullins returned June 24, however struggled to return to kind. He was 5-for-35 on the plate in his first 10 video games with out an extra-base hit or a stolen base. But he ended the primary half sizzling and stored it going earlier than his harm Saturday. Mullins went 3-for-4 with a house run and a stolen base — his first of every since returning in late June — in Friday’s win, and he singled residence Ryan Mountcastle in his first at-bat Saturday.
“I think everybody knows how good Cedric Mullins can be,” second baseman Adam Frazier stated after Friday’s victory. “If we got him going along with everybody else, it’s not fun for the opposition. Yeah, he’s dangerous.”
Hyde stated earlier than Saturday’s contest that he was inspired to see Mullins run the bases the best way he did Friday.
“Last night was the first night on the bases that I saw him accelerate — like really accelerate like Cedric does,” Hyde stated. “For me, it’s simply he’s extra assured together with his legs beneath him and feeling wholesome. Those 4 days of the All-Star break had been huge for him. Coming off that groin pressure, you possibly can play rehab video games and Triple-A video games all you need, it’s not the identical kind of depth.
“I think he was just feeling his way through a little bit early, and then now he had that [All-Star] break, which was huge. We saw him swing the bat a lot better in Minnesota that last game there, and saw him really go get it with his legs last night.”
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