Royals Edge Orioles 1-0 in Tense AL Wild Card Opener

Bobby Witt Jr.'s RBI single and Cole Ragans' stellar pitching lift Kansas City in their first playoff game since 2015.

Cole Ragans struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing only four hits and no walks.
Bobby Witt Jr. drove in the game's only run with a two-out single in the sixth inning, scoring Maikel Garcia.
Maikel Garcia's aggressive baserunning, including a key stolen base, set up the decisive run.
Orioles' pitcher Corbin Burnes was strong, scattering five hits over eight-plus innings but was undone by a sixth-inning walk.
Kansas City can clinch the best-of-three series with a win on Wednesday, while Baltimore has lost nine straight postseason games.