The Kansas City Royals defeated the host Baltimore Orioles 2-1 on Wednesday, sweeping the AL Wild Card Series and advancing to the divisional round. The Royals lost nine of their past 13 regular-season games,

After a nine-year hiatus, KC has won its first playoff series after a 2-0 sweep of the Orioles in Camden Yards. The Royals won 1-0 on Tuesday in Baltimore behind a dominant pitching performance from Cole Ragans, who went six innings, striking out eight.

Royals pitching held down the Orioles over both games, and the Royals scraped together runs with their speed while the Orioles struck out.