The Royals are coming into this game with a 1-0 series lead after beating the Orioles 1-0 on Tuesday. They had to fight to get into the playoffs and they have been hot recently, winning their last 2 straight as well as 5 of their last 7 games. They are going up against an Orioles team that is down 1-0 in this series after that 1-0 loss to the Royals, and they have not been playing well recently. They started to heat up in their last 2 series against the Twins and the Yankees, winning 5 of those 6 games, but prior to that they were on an awful run and had many chances to win the division over the Yankees, something that could end up costing them here. Seth Lugo is starting for the Royals in this game and he is 16-9 with a 3.00 ERA this season. He has been pitching very well recently as he has allowed 2 earned runs or less in 4 of his last 5 starts, and he has been much better on the road recently as well, allowing just 1 earned run total in his last 3 road starts. Zach Eflin is starting for the Orioles in this game and he is 10-9 with a 3.59 ERA this season. He has not been great in his recent starts though, allowing 3 earned runs in his last start and at least 2 earned runs in 3 of his last 4 starts. He has not been striking out many batters either, striking out 3 or less in 2 of his last 3 starts, and he has also allowed at least 4 hits in 17 straight starts which will get him into trouble here against this Royals offense. He also struggled against the Royals in his 1 start against them back when he was on the Rays earlier this season, allowing 5 earned runs in 5 innings pitched. The Royals can get some runs off of Eflin in this game and the Orioles bullpen has struggled at times this season as well. The Royals are going to win this game and advance to the next round.