Mullins hits a 3-run homer to start a six-run inning, leading Orioles past the Diamondbacks 7-3

Cedric Mullins started a six-run fourth inning with a three-run blast, Kyle Brish threw six solid innings and Baltimore Orioles beat Arizona Diamondbacks 7-3 on Saturday night.

Orioles — who snapped a two-game skid — haven’t lost three straight games since July 1. y pushed to 84-51 for season, which is best record in American League.

Arizona has lost four of its last five as it tries to keep pace in a crowded race for three National League wild-card spots.

D-backs jumped to a 2-0 le in third. Ketel Marte’s RBI double — a chopper over Baltimore first baseman Ryan O’Hearn he — scored first run while Alek Thomas followed with a run-scoring groundout.

But Baltimore responded quickly. Mullins launched his three-run homer in fourth on a no-doubter to right — scoring O’Hearn and Austin Hays — and Orioles continued to unleash a string of hits against D-backs rookie Sle Cecconi, with am Frazier and James McCann delivering back-to-back RBI doubles and ley Rutschman ding an RBI single.

Six straight Baltimore hitters reached base on way to a 6-2 le. Rutschman ded a solo homer in seventh — his 17th long ball of year — to make it 7-2.

Brish (10-6) gave up two runs on four hits over six innings, walking three and striking out six. It was right-hander’s fourth consecutive quality start.

Cecconi (0-1) gave up six runs on nine hits over 3 1/3 innings. Marte h two of D-backs’ five hits. Gabriel Moreno hit a solo homer in ninth.