BALTIMORE (AP). Bobby Witt Jr. reached on an infield single to drive in the go-ahead run, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 on Wednesday, completing a two-game sweep of the wild card series.
With two outs and runners on the corners in the sixth inning, Witt hit a grounder on the edge of the second base path. Jordan Westburg intercepted the ball and threw to first.
There was Witt, who went 90 feet in 4.14 seconds, allowing Kyle Isbel to score from third base and send the Royals to the American League division series hit.
On Tuesday, in the first game, he contributed an RBI single for the only run in a 1-0 victory in Kansas City, which has gone through two seven-game losing streaks in the last month of the season, against New York Yankees. . York, champion of the Eastern Division.
The first game is scheduled for Saturday in the Bronx For the Royals, the Venezuelans Salvador Pérez 4-1, Maikel García 4-0. Cuban Yuli Gurriel 4-0. Puerto Rican MJ Meléndez 4-1 For the Orioles, Venezuelan Anthony Santander 4-1. Mexican Ramon Urías 4-1.
TIGERS 5, ASTROS 2
HOUSTON (AP) Manager AJ Hinch wants these Tigers to reflect the spirit of hard-working, never-give-up Detroiters. But most of all, I want a team with a fighting attitude.
Cuban Andy Ibáñez broke a tie by clearing the bases with a double, as part of Detroit’s four-run rally in the eighth inning, and the Tigers swept the Houston Astros 5-2 on Tuesday, in the second game of their American League wild-card series “Our city was built on hard work,” a jubilant Hinch said inside a champagne-raining clubhouse. “That’s it. I remember saying that I want to have a team to be proud of in this city. I think the city is very proud of what we did, how we did it and the fight that this team gave.
Parker Meadows hit a home run and Detroit ended Houston’s seven-game streak in the American Championship Series It was a moment of vindication for Hinch, who led Houston to the World Series championship in 2017 and was fired after in the sign stealing scandal. that rocked the Astros “You play in moments like that,” Hinch said. “Baseball is good.”
The Tigers will now travel to Cleveland to face the Central Division champion Guardians in the best-of-five division series. The first game is scheduled for Saturday “We don’t care that no one supports us or talks about us among the teams that have a good place in the playoffs, but we don’t care either,” said Ibáñez. “We just put in the hard work… to get the results.” Kerry Carpenter led Detroit’s attack in the eighth inning with a one-out single by Ryan Pressly (0-1), who scored his first 14 points. The moments. Cuban hit a 1-2 sinker into left field for a 5-2 lead.
The Havana player hasn’t driven in since September 10. That month, he hit just .167. “But their season continues in October, and now they’re showing it.” Vierling, Keith and Torkelson jumped and high-fived in celebration after scoring on the decisive swing by Ibáñez, who raised his arms above his head and smiled as he reached second. For the Tigers, Cuban Ibáñez was 1-for-1 with three RBIs. Cuban Yordan Alvarez 3-0. Dominicans Yainer Díaz 4-1, Jeremy Peña 3-1 with one scored. Puerto Rican Víctor Caratini 2-0 with a point. Honduran Mauricio Dubón 3-2.