In their first postseason game since winning the World Series in 2015, the Kansas City Royals managed just enough offense in a pitcher’s duel to win the Wild Card opener 1-0 over the Baltimore Orioles.
Corbin Burnes started the game pounding the zone with cutters and the Royals came out swinging, with Michael Massey blooping one the other way for a leadoff single on Burnes’s second pitch. He would be stranded at first, however, as the next three batters were set down in order, including Ramón Urías handling a hot shot off the bat of Salvador Perez to record the last out.