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The Royals Wont Stop Until They Take The Crown.
Written By: Alex Slade
The Royals just seem to want it more. its that simple. while both sides had there share of sloppy innings they were pretty evenly matched with KC taking an early lead again and the O’s coming back to tie it up and send the game to extras again! Tonights MVP in my books would have to be Lorenzo Cain. With an amazing catch in the sixth inning of Game 2, completing a full-extension diving catch that took a hit away from the Hardy.
With an 0-1 count, Hardy nailed a fastball from Royals starter Yordano Ventura and lined it out to the gap in right-center field. Cain broke in pursuit and brought it in with a ridiculous grab, sprawling across the outfield grass.
Ventura raised his arms in celebration after watching the play from the back of the mound. It was all-around a good game for Cain, who went 4-for-5 with an RBI and scored two runs.
FINAL SCORE: KC 6 – BAL 4
ALCS Game 1 Royals vs. Orioles Overview.
Written by: Alex Slade
If you asked just about any baseball fan before the game who would win last nights ALCS game 1 they most likely would have said the orioles, simply for the fact that the royals were pretty much handed the wild card game by Oakland. Then the game started….
Chris Tillman had on of the worst starts in his career last night and in my opinion the defence standing behind him wasnt much better until its was to late. He made it though the first 2 innings fairly clean, Giving up just one hit to Billy Butler, Thanks to JJ. Hardy who had an amazing catch on a liner right into his glove preventing a second hit. The 3rd inning started out with a 1 pitch fly-out. Then Escobar steps up to the plate, This Is the point where Tillman really started to crash an burn, giving up a one pitch go-ahead home run to Escobar, then a one pitch single, and a walk. So to recap the score is now 1-0 with 1 out and there are runners on first and second. Hosmer steps up and Tillman gives him a 3-0 count right away, but worked his way back to a full count and just barely struck him out with a check swing that broke the plane on a pitch that would have walked him, so now there are 2 out then Tillman gives up another base hit to load em’ up. Enter Alex Gordon, on a 3-2 count Gordon had one of the coolest at bats I’ve seen in a while, driving a ball way down the right field line and shattering his bat in the process. Then the throw from jones is bobbled! Allowing KC to plate 3 runners and giving gordon a broken bat triple and KC makes it a 4-0 game
In the bottom of the 3rd Adam Jones hit a one pitch liner to bring Nick Markakis home to make it a 4-1 game and it looked like the O’s were finally starting to find there groove. then this happend…
Alex Gordon who was by far the MVP of this game makes an amazing catch on a flyball that cut the gap in left field to end the 3rd.
Fast forward to the 5th, Lorenzo Cain hits a double on a line drive to center field and that will do it for Chris Tillman as the O’s Bring in Tommy Hunter, But he doesnt do much better giving up a SAC fly to Billy Butler to plate the runner and make it a 5-1 ballgame. Alex Gordon at it again with a single on a line drive to center field, however with 2 out Gordon ended up being called out on a pick off play to 1st to end the inning.
The Bottom of the 5th was where this game really started to turn around for the O’s. Nick Markakis singles on a soft fly ball to left field, Alejandro De Aza singles on a ground ball to right field, Adam Jones grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Mike Moustakas. Nick Markakis is out at 3rd, De Aza moves to 2nd and Jones is safe at 1st. Nelson Cruz doubles on a line drive to left field as De Aza scores to make it a 5-2 game, Then Steve Pearce walks and Ryan Flaherty singles on a line drive to right field and 2 runners score and a runner at 3rd. the score is now 5-4
The 6th started out with a Pitching Change as Kevin Gausman replaces Tommy Hunter as the O’s hope to turn things around. With 1 out Omar Infante singles on a ground ball to left field but the Royals cant bring him around as Mike Moustakas flies out to left field then Escobar grounds into a force out.
The Bottom of the 6th was not a great one defensively for the Royals as they start it out with a pitching change as Brandon Finnegan replaces James Shields. However he ended up giving up a lead off walk and then Nick Markakis singles on a line drive to right field and moves Jonathan Schoop to 2nd. Heres where it all goes wrong… With Alejandro De Aza batting, Jonathan Schoop steals 3rd base and gets nailed in the back with the ball by the throw from second and Nick Markakis moves up as well. De Aza singles on a 70ft pop up to the shortstop and Schoop comes around to tie the game 5-5.
Fast forward to the 9th. With another pitching change for the O’s they replace Zach Britton with Andrew Miller and he immediately gives up 3 walks in a row to Alcides Escobar, Jarrod Dyson, and Lorenzo Cain!! So the bases are now loaded on walks! however they manage to get out of danger as the Royals hit into a ground out and then a double play to leave the runners stranded and retire the side. The O’s could not make anything thing happen in the bottom of the 9th as they have a quick ” 1, 2, 3″ inning and send the game to extras.
Top Of The 10th
Guess who? Yup thats right! Alex Gordon up first with another huge homer to make it an 6-5 ball game. and here comes another walk! so now the Royals have a man on base with 1 out and Mike Moustakas hits a 2 -run homer to make it an 8-5 ballgame and the O’s fans started heading for the doors with Baltimore only being able to bring one run around in there half of the 10th.
FINAL SCORE: KC 8 – BAL 6
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