Kansas City at Baltimore 4:10 ET
Royals over Orioles- Baltimore had the best team in baseball in 2023 and believed that they were just a pitching ‘ace’ away and when and got a good one in the off season. The Orioles signed Corbin Burnes (15-9, 2.92 ERA) and he led a weakened staff in every pitching category and he is 1-1 in playoffs losing to Arizona last season pitching for Milwaukee. For the upstart KC Royals they will send left-hander Cole Ragans (11-9, 3.14) to the mound and in his four September starts he has an ERA of 1.08. He split two starts against the O’s in April allowing just one hit in his first outing and then he was bombed two weeks later. Take KANSAS CITY!