Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles, Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series

MLB

Royals

86-76

1-0

Final

Orioles

91-71

Oriole Park at Camden Yards

TV: Sportsnet

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Who won: Royals 1-0

The Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Royals win the series 2-0. Cedric Mullins went 2-for-3 for the Orioles.

Recap · Oct 1

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What it means

Royals won the series 2-0.

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Injuries and inactives

Royals5th in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Orioles4th in AL East

Blaze Alexander 3B
Back, Spasms
10-Day-IL
Jordan Westburg 3B
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Kyle Bradish SP
Abdomen, Surgery
60-Day-IL
Samuel Basallo C
Concussion
7-Day IL
Tyler O'Neill RF
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent

Cole Ragans SP

Probable starter · 1-0, 0.90 ERA, 13 K, 1.10 WHIP

Lineup

1Michael Massey2B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie PasquantinoDH
4Salvador PerezC
5Yuli Gurriel1B
6MJ MelendezLF
7Tommy PhamRF
8Kyle IsbelCF
9Maikel Garcia3B

Orioles4th in AL East

Corbin Burnes SP

Probable starter · 0-1, 1.13 ERA, 3 K, 0.75 WHIP

Lineup

1Gunnar HendersonSS
2Jordan Westburg2B
3Anthony SantanderRF
4Ryan Mountcastle1B
5Adley RutschmanC
6Colton CowserLF
7Ramon Urias3B
8Cedric MullinsCF
9James McCannC
9Corbin BurnesP

The series

KC wins series 2-0

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Game info

Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland · Attendance 41,506
Officials: Ryan Additon (Home Plate Umpire), Ben May (First Base Umpire), Nic Lentz (Second Base Umpire), Bill Miller (Third Base Umpire), David Rackley (Left Field Umpire), Malachi Moore (Right Field Umpire)