Orioles center fielder Cedric Mullins, whose breakout season for the rebuilding club was rewarded with a starting spot for the American League, will come away with plenty of memories from his first All-Star Game appearance Tuesday night in Denver. But not any hits.
Mullins hit a soft ground ball up the middle with a runner on first in the fifth inning, and though he likely would have beaten the throw had San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford fielded it cleanly, a bobble meant there was no play at first.
The official scorer ruled Mullins reached on an error, and he later scored the American League’s fourth run for a 4-0 lead.