Cedric Mullins DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

The Baltimore Orioles have placed outfielder Cedric Mullins (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list with a right-hamstring strain, per Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun. Cooper Hummel was re-signed in a corresponding move. The 30-year-old had missed two games earlier this week due to rest, but there was no news of an injury. It's possible he picked up the issue in Wednesday's loss to the Cardinals when he singled twice and swiped a bag, but no report was made before the IL designation. Hummel could see some time in his absence, with Jorge Mateo and Dylan Carlson also likely to get an uptick in reps. Mullins will be eligible to return on Jun. 8, but it's unclear if he'll be available then.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins is starting in center field and is batting seventh for Wednesday's contest against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals and right-hander Miles Mikolas at Camden Yards. Mullins will return to the starting lineup for the O's after sitting the bench the first two games of the series against the Cardinals. The 30-year-old left-handed-hitting outfielder has found hits hard to come by in May, going 13-for-80 (.163) with four home runs, four doubles, 11 RBI, two steals, six runs, three walks and 25 strikeouts in 21 games played. Mullins has become more of an all-or-nothing power hitter as Baltimore's primary center-field option. He's hitting just .226 (40-for-177) on the season but does have 10 long balls, 31 RBI and seven stolen bases. Mullins has one hit in just two career at-bats against Mikolas.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins is starting Tuesday's game against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals at Camden Yards on the bench in favor of Jorge Mateo in center field. Mateo will bat seventh against Cardinals right-hander Andre Pallante. Mullins will be out of the lineup for the third time in the last four games, which have all come against right-handed pitchers. It comes with the 30-year-old left-handed-hitting outfielder struggling at the plate in May with a .163 average (13-for-80) with four homers, four doubles, 11 RBI, two steals, six runs, three walks and 25 strikeouts in 21 games played. Mullins is hitting only .226 (40-for-177) on the year but has double-digit homers (10) and has swiped seven bags as the team's primary center fielder. Mateo has stolen 10 bases in 47 at-bats but has no homers and is currently hitting under .200.