Orioles build big lead, hold off Padres

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Cedric Mullins capped a six-run third inning with a two-run double and Ryan Mountcastle drove in four runs as the host Baltimore Orioles avoided a three-game sweep by defeating the San Diego Padres 8-6 on Sunday afternoon.

A six-run lead nearly vanished on Baltimore for the second time in four days, as the host Miami Marlins erased a 6-0 deficit in an eventual 7-6 Orioles