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 The Royals, who last played a part in the postseason when they
won the 1985 World Series, are unbeaten in October and can wrap up
the best-of-seven series in Kansas City on Wednesday.
“We are just trying to find a way to win each night. No matter what,
any way we can, just find a way to win,” said Royals third baseman
Mike Moustakas, who claimed a brilliant catch over the fence and
into the crowd at one point.
“Our bullpen stepped up huge for us again. They have been doing it
all year for us. Any time those guys get in the game we know they
are going to lock it down for us.”
The Royals fell behind 1-0 in the second inning but got back on
level terms in the fourth and moved ahead in the sixth before
holding on for victory.
 The go-ahead run came after pinch runner Jarrod Dyson trotted home
on a Billy Butler sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth following
earlier singles by Nori Aoki and Eric Hosmer.
Steve Pearce doubled for the Orioles in the second and then was
driven in by J.J. Hardy in the next at bat as Hardy found the gap
between right and center.
The home team's comeback began in the fourth when Lorenzo Cain and
Hosmer singled before Butler was walked to load the bases.
Alex Gordon ground out but it was enough to score Cain to knot the
score at 1-1.
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The Royals' seventh straight win to start the postseason has tied
the 2007 Rockies for the MLB record.
Kansas City are one win away from a trip to the World Series and
Moustakas said they would try to keep the emotion in check ahead of
Game Four.
“We are trying not to think too far ahead. We have to go out and
beat this team again, they are a great team but we just have to find
another way to beat them,” he said.
(Writing by Ben Everill in Los Angeles; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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