While Tillman took a few extra warm-up tosses, the song "Lights" by Journey played over the PA system.
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The start of the game was delayed while the bright lights above a TV booth in center field were shut down, one by one.Įscobar was about to step into the batter's box when he noticed the glaring bulbs in his sight line. The last time the Orioles lost the opener of an ALCS was when 12-year-old Jeffrey Maier got involved with a Derek Jeter home run at Yankee Stadium in 1996.
Orioles: Baltimore tries to rebound from its first loss since Sept. Royals: In two starts against the Orioles this season, Ventura has a 1.26 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 14 innings. Gordon also hit a three-run double in the finale of Kansas City's three-game sweep of the Angels in the ALDS.īaltimore got an RBI single from Adam Jones in the bottom half, but a diving catch by Gordon prevented further damage.Ī sacrifice fly by Butler in the fifth made it 5-1.
Kansas City then sandwiched two singles around a four-pitch walk to load the bases with two outs for Gordon, who lofted a broken-bat fly that landed about four feet inside the right-field foul line for a 4-0 lead. It was his 22nd homer in 2,994 career at-bats, including this postseason.
The tying run scored off Kelvin Herrera on a low popup by Alejandro De Aza that dropped behind the mound.Īfter the Orioles left the bases loaded in the second inning, Alcides Escobar drove a 2-0 pitch from Chris Tillman into the left-field seats. The rain that was expected for much of the day finally made an appearance in the sixth, shortly before Baltimore pulled even against the usually reliable Kansas City bullpen. 388 with four home runs, 12 RBI and 18 runs scored in 24 games before being named the top offensive player at the World University Baseball Championship. Shields made it out of the inning but did not return after giving up four runs and 10 hits. Gordon played mostly at first base and hit.
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