The Royals will take on the Angels for a place in the AL Championship, after the Angels blew out the Astros 13-4 in a deciding game three of their Wild Card Series.
The Angels (96-66) won the AL West while scoring the second most runs (behind the Royals) and giving up the fourth most (Royals – 2nd).
Their batting line up is led by RF Steve Metzger, who hit .292 with 24 HRs and 109 RBIs. Callum McLean is their second corner OF and he hit .300 while stealing 54 bases. They will be missing 2B Ethan Holliday for the series.
Their pitching is led by their bullpen, the best in the AL. They had three RP with an ERA under 3.00, including former Royal Blade Tidwell, while their closer Jon Gray recorded 42 saves in the season.
Game 1 in Kansas City: Min-ho Kim vs. Naquan Darrisaw (2035 8th Round)
• Kansas wins 3-0
• Kim (W): 8.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R
• Darrisaw (L): 7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R
• Jon Hall (SV): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R
• 1-0 Kansas City
Game 2 in Kansas City: Eddie Baquerizo vs. Chris Weathers (Waivers TB 2035)
• Kansas wins 4-2
• Baquerizo: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R
• Weathers (L): 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R
• Art Putney (W): 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R
• Hall (SV): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R
• Kansas HRs: Bob Crimi (1st Inning, 2-R)
• 2-0 Kansas City
Game 3 in Los Angeles: Curt Bogans vs. Jorge Santa Cruz (2039 MiL FA)
• Los Angeles win 5-3
• Santa Cruz: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R
• Bogans (L): 6 IP, 8 H, 5 R
• Blade Tidwell (W): 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R
• Jon Gray (SV): 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R
• Los Angeles HRs: Steven Metzger (5th Inning, 2R)
• Kansas City HRs: Edgar Mir 8th Inning, 2R)
• 2-1 Kansas City
Game 4 in Los Angeles: Ethan Chafin vs. Brad Crumley (2038 Trade DET)
• Kansas wins 8-6
• Chafin (W): 6 IP, 7 H, 4 R
• Crumley (L): 5.0 IP, 5 H, 6 R
• Banmei Kataoka (SV): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R
• Kansas City HRs: Jimmy Goodman (2nd Inning, 2R), Enny Van Dyke (3rd Inning), Mir (6th Inning, 3R; 8th Inning, 2R)
• POTG: Edgar Mir 2-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI
• 3-1 KANSAS CITY WINS
Series MVP: Edgar Mir (KC) .533 AVG, 3 HRs, 9 RBI