BALTIMORE — Bobby Witt Jr. beat out an infield single to drive in the go-ahead run, and the American League’s fifth-seeded Kansas City Royals completed a sweep of the fourth-seeded Baltimore Orioles in the wild-card round of the Major League Baseball playoffs with a 2-1 win Wednesday night.
With two outs and runners at the corners in the sixth inning, Witt hit a grounder to the edge of the dirt behind second base, where Jordan Westburg made a diving stop and throw to first. Witt was already there after zooming 90 feet in 4.14 seconds, allowing Kyle Isbel to score from third.
“I just had to try to run,” Witt said.
It was the second consecutive game in which the AL batting champion provided the decisive hit. Witt had an RBI single in Tuesday’s 1-0 win to open the best-of-three series.
“You never know when this opportunity ever is going to happen again, so got to make the most of it while you have it,” Witt said. “That’s the fun part of this game. This is why we do it, these situations here.”