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 Bradish threw six solid innings and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-3 on Saturday night. The Orioles — who snapped a two-game skid — haven’t lost three straight games since July 1. They pushed to 84-51 for the season, which is the best record in the American League. Arizona has lost four of its last five as it tries to keep pace in a crowded race for the three National League wild-card spots. The D-backs jumped to a 2-0 lead in the third. Ketel Marte’s RBI double — a chopper over Baltimore first baseman Ryan O’Hearn head — scored the first run while Alek Thomas followed with a run-scoring groundout. But Baltimore responded quickly. Mullins launched his three-run homer in the fourth on a no-doubter to right — scoring O’Hearn and Austin Hays — and the Orioles continued to unleash a string of hits against D-backs rookie Slade Cecconi, with Adam Frazier and James McCann delivering back-to-back RBI doubles and Adley Rutschman adding an RBI single. Six straight Baltimore hitters reached base on the way to a 6-2 lead. Rutschman added a solo homer in the seventh — his 17th long ball of the year — to make it 7-2. Bradish (10-6) gave up two runs on four hits over six innings, walking three and striking out six. It was the right-hander’s fourth consecutive quality start. Cecconi (0-1) gave up six runs on nine hits over 3 1/3 innings. Marte had two of the D-backs’ five hits. Gabriel Moreno hit a solo homer in the ninth.

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

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

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