Kansas City Royals @ Baltimore Orioles

ALWC - Game 1 • KC leads series 1-0

86-76, 41-40 Away

Final

91-71, 44-37 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
M. Massey2B	1-4	0	0	.250
B. Witt Jr.SS	1-4	0	1	.250
V. PasquantinoDH	0-3	0	0	.000
S. PerezC	1-4	0	0	.250
Y. Gurriel1B	1-3	0	0	.333
M. MelendezLF	0-3	0	0	.000
G. HampsonLF	0-0	0	0	.000
T. PhamRF	0-3	0	0	.000
K. IsbelCF	0-3	0	0	.000
M. Garcia3B	1-2	1	0	.500

pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST
C. Ragans	6.0	4	0	8	80-60
S. Long	1.0	0	0	0	10-4
K. Bubic	0.2	1	1	0	20-12
L. Erceg	1.1	0	1	2	23-14

According to ESPN Analytics

BAL

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Oriole Park at Camden Yards

4:00 PM, October 1, 2024Coverage: ESPN2

Baltimore, Maryland

Attendance: 41,506

Game Time:2:25

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ryan Additon
First Base Umpire - Ben May
Second Base Umpire - Nic Lentz
Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Left Field Umpire - David Rackley
Right Field Umpire - Malachi Moore

Bobby Witt Jr. and Cole Ragans lead the Royals over the Orioles 1-0 to open an AL Wild Card Series

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KC
BAL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0

Scoring Summary

Inning				KC	BAL
		6th	Witt Jr. singled to left, Garcia scored.	1	0

Data is currently unavailable.

Royals
1
Orioles
0

Game 1

10/1

Royals
2
Orioles
1

Game 2

10/2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	61	57	.517	-	L1
Detroit	59	60	.496	2.5	W3
Minnesota	59	62	.488	3.5	L1
Cleveland	58	62	.483	4	L3
Kansas City	49	72	.405	13.5	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	73	46	.613	-	W8
New York	67	52	.563	6	W1
Boston	64	55	.538	9	L4
Baltimore	58	62	.483	15.5	W1
Toronto	58	63	.479	16	W2

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Kansas City Royals @ Baltimore Orioles

Bobby Witt Jr. and Cole Ragans lead the Royals over the Orioles 1-0 to open an AL Wild Card Series

C. Ragans1-0

C. Burnes0-1

L. Erceg1

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