Slumping center fielder Cedric Mullins is too valuable for Orioles to give up on

Cedric Mullins, engrossed in a brutal slump, squared up a ball at the plate — a rarity in recent weeks — and appeared headed for extra bases. Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Jonny DeLuca quickly closed the gap and dove for the line drive in the right-center field gap. Given Mullins' poor luck recently, which has exacerbated his frustrating skid, it almost seemed inevitable that DeLuca would make the web gem and end up on SportsCenter's Top 10 on Sunday night. “It felt like it stayed up for a long time when he had a chance at it,” Mullins said after the Orioles' 9-2 win, their third straight versus the Rays.