In the American League, underdogs caused a great rebellion. The American League has confirmed a division series matchup.
The fifth-seeded Kansas City Royals and the sixth-seeded Detroit Tigers advanced to the division series by sweeping the best-of-three wild-card series on the 3rd (Korea time).
Kansas City won 2-1 in the second game of the wild-card series against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camdayas in Baltimore, Maryland.
In Game 1 of the series held the previous day (2nd), Colagans pitched six innings of four hits, eight strikeouts and no runs, and won 1-0 thanks to Bobby Wit Jr.’s timely hit to the left in the sixth inning with two outs and a third base.
In the second game, Kansas City played a salty game as well. After starting pitcher Seth Lugo had five hits (one homer) and one walk, six strikeouts and one run in four ⅓ innings, bullpen pitchers such as Angel Jerfa, John Schreiber, Sam Long, Chris Vuvic and Lucas Erseg pitched perfectly without allowing any runs.
Vinnie Pasquantino’s timely hit to the right in the top of the first inning made by Michael Mash’s double and Bobby Witt Jr.’s groundout to the second base.
After allowing Cedric Mullins to throw a tying solo shot in the bottom of the fifth inning, the batter faced a crisis with one out due to a hit, a walk, and an error. However, second pitcher Angel Gerpa struck out Colton Kauser and grounded out Adley Rutchman to shortstop to overcome the crisis.
In the top of the sixth inning, Bobby Witt Jr. made a timely hit with an infield hit to the second baseman, with runners on the first and third bases with two outs, and turned the game around again. This score ultimately resulted in the finisher.
With the victory, Kansas City has advanced to the Division Series for the first time in nine years since it won the 2015 World Series. The Kansas City Royals will play the division series against the New York Yankees, the winner and No. 1 seed of the American League East. 스포츠토토
The Detroit Tigers led by A.J. Hinch blocked the Houston Astros from advancing to the Championship Series for the eighth consecutive year. Hinch is blocking his hometown of Houston.
Tarik Skubal, who achieved the American League triple crown with 18-4 losses, 2.39 ERA and 228 strikeouts in the first game of the wild card series at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, won the game 3-1 thanks to his four hits, one walk, and six strikeouts in six innings.
He also had a bullpen day in Game 2, but turned the tables in the eighth inning. With one out in the top of the eighth inning when his team was losing 1-2, Kerry Carpenter and Matt Bearling had consecutive hits and wild pitches by opponents, which gave him a chance to have runners on the second and third bases with one out. Riley Greene struck out, but Colt Keith’s walk continued the chance to load the bases with two outs, and Spencer Tokelson’s walk made it a 2-2 tie. Andy Ibanez hit a sweeping three-run double to take the lead, 5-2, and kept it.
The Detroit Tigers will also play in the Division Series for the first time in 10 years since 2014. The Detroit Tigers will play the best-of-five division series against the second-seeded Cleveland Guardians from the same district.
