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 AM, 2 October 2024

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

— As Bobby Witt Jr. prepared to make his much-anticipated playoff debut for the Kansas...

Oct 2, 2025, 11:27 am - AP


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

2/10

Royals
2
Orioles
1

Game 2

3/10

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	39	34	.534	-	W1
Cleveland	40	35	.533	-	W1
Minnesota	36	40	.474	4.5	W4
Kansas City	31	45	.408	9.5	W2
Detroit	30	44	.405	9.5	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	45	28	.616	-	L1
Tampa Bay	41	30	.577	3	L3
Toronto	37	39	.487	9.5	L1
Baltimore	35	41	.461	11.5	L1
Boston	29	43	.403	15.5	L4

Bobby Witt Jr. out of Royals' lineup with Grade 1 MCL sprain

Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. was out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals with a Grade 1 MCL sprain.

Justin Verlander injures left hamstring during bullpen session

Tigers veteran right-hander Justin Verlander has a left hamstring strain and likely will be out "weeks," according to manager A.J. Hinch.

Cubs steamroll Blue Jays in whopping 16-2 win

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Kansas City Royals @ Baltimore Orioles

Win Probability

Game Information

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

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 American League Central Standings

2026 American League East Standings

MLB News

Bobby Witt Jr. out of Royals' lineup with Grade 1 MCL sprain

Justin Verlander injures left hamstring during bullpen session

Cubs steamroll Blue Jays in whopping 16-2 win