Above their heads, they waved the T-shirts bearing his name and number they had been handed entering the gates of Camden Yards. They roared with adoration. Some chanted “M-V-P” after Cedric Mullins blasted his second home run of Friday night.
Mullins bookended the Orioles’ 7-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays with blasts in front of a season-high announced crowd of 13,284. His leadoff home run provided a quick lead to soft-tossing right-hander Thomas Eshelman, starting in place of left-hander Bruce Zimmermann after he landed on the 10-day injured list with left bicep tendinitis that manager Brandon Hyde said will keep him out up to two weeks.