You can’t win if you don’t score. The Royals scored the only run of the game with two outs in the sixth inning. The RBI single was enough to power Kansas City to a 1-0 victory in Game 1 of the American League Wild Card series at Camden Yards.
Witt’s hit swung the pendulum, but Maikel Garcia deserves plenty of credit. Baltimore starter Corbin Burnes had absolutely cruised through the first five innings, but Garcia worked a one-out walk with an impressive at bat. The nine-hitter watched the count run full before fouling off a cutter and a sweeper.