On Wednesday, the Royals earned a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. KC swept the best-of-three AL Wild Card Series and will face the New York Yankees in the ALDS.

The Kansas City Royals defeated the host Baltimore Orioles 2-1 on Wednesday, sweeping the AL Wild Card Series and advancing to the divisional round. The Royals lost nine of their past 13 regular-season games,

Royals pitching held down the Orioles over both games, and the Royals scraped together runs with their speed while the Orioles struck out.