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Yost on windy conitions, Vargas on Game 4 start

Yost on windy conitions, Vargas on Game 4 start
KANSAS CITY - The Orioles and Royals will play Game 3 of the American League Championship Series tonight amid windy and blustery conditions, which figure to impact the game. At his pregame press conference earlier, Royals manager Ned Yost was asked how the wind might make a difference tonight. He doesn't seem to feel it favors his team even though it has played in these home conditions before. "The wind plays the same for both teams," Yost said. "It will probably knock balls down in left...
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O's game blog: Orioles look for first win of ALCS tonight at Kansas City

O's game blog: Orioles look for first win of ALCS tonight at Kansas City
KANSAS CITY - After Sunday's workout day and Monday's rainout, the Orioles and Royals have had two days without a game in the American League Championship Series. But the weather will finally allow this series to resume tonight in windy and cool conditions in Kansas City. The Royals lead the series, two wins to none. The Royals are two wins away from returning to the World Series for the first time in 29 years. Since baseball moved to the best-of-seven format in 1985, six teams won the...
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In Buck they trust: O's skipper calm and relaxed despite 0-2 hole in ALCS

In Buck they trust: O's skipper calm and relaxed despite 0-2 hole in ALCS
Don't worry, be happy. Cue the Bobby McFerrin song. If they take their lead from their manager - and the players, to a man, pretty much say they do - then the Orioles are not exactly stressing over their 0-2 deficit in the American League Championship Series. Is Buck Showalter really as relaxed as he seems? Well, maybe not completely on the inside, but the O's skipper's calm approach seems to be sending a we-can-do-this message to his clubhouse. Now they just have to do it. Come back and...
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ALCS notes and quotes with Hunter, Cruz, Tillman and more

ALCS notes and quotes with Hunter, Cruz, Tillman and more
KANSAS CITY - So can the rain slow down the Kansas City Royals? Nelson Cruz was asked that question after Monday's rainout of Game 3 of the American League Championship Series. Kansas City has a 2-0 lead in this series over the Orioles and is 6-0 this postseason. "Probably that helps, hopefully that helps," he said. "You come to the ballpark ready to play and to be canceled changes that a little bit. But just come back tomorrow. "For me, I don't change my routine because the game might...
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Yost on Dyson, Gonzalez on uncertainty of Game 4 start

Yost on Dyson, Gonzalez on uncertainty of Game 4 start
KANSAS CITY - Kansas City manager Ned Yost was asked about Jarrod Dyson's comments at his press confernce today. It's the American League Championship Series story that won't die. Dyson said he was confident the series would not return to Baltimore and that the Orioles players may feel the same. Yost was asked if he shares that confidence. "I look to win tomorrow," he said. "My focus has never gone past the next day. I know that is an outstanding baseball team in the other locker room....
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Britton, Cruz and Hunter comment after ALCS Game 3 postponement

Britton, Cruz and Hunter comment after ALCS Game 3 postponement
KANSAS CITY - The consensus of the Orioles players interviewed today after the announcement that Game 3 of the American League Champions Series was rained out is that it doesn't change much. They just have to wait another day to try and get in the win column in this series. But O's closer Zach Britton said it could help the bullpen pitchers that worked in both of the first two games. "Physically it's not bad to have another day, but mentally we want to get back out there and play,"...
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In battle of bullpens, Kansas City gets the two-game edge

In battle of bullpens, Kansas City gets the two-game edge
The Orioles bullpen has allowed five runs and nine hits over 10 1/3 innings of the American League Championship Series for an ERA of 4.36. The O's 'pen pitchers have seven walks and 10 strikeouts. Darren O'Day has taken the loss in each of the first two games after losing twice in 68 regular-season appearances. O'Day and Brian Matusz gave up homers in the 10th inning of Game 1. The Orioles bullpen has not pitched to the level fans are used to over the first two games. Adam Jones was asked...
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ALCS notes and quotes heading into Game 3

ALCS notes and quotes heading into Game 3
KANSAS CITY - The Orioles need to win two of the next three games in the American League Championship Series or Jarrod Dyson will be right and this series will not return to Camden Yards. The Orioles went from favorites to win the World Series back to underdogs in the ALCS after losing a pair of two-run games in Baltimore. The Orioles were loose, relaxed and seemingly not too concerned about their two games to none deficit when they spoke with reporters on Sunday before their workout at...
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Joseph on O's strategy against the stolen base and the Royals offense

Joseph on O's strategy against the stolen base and the Royals offense
KANSAS CITY - A major storyline coming into the American League Championship Series was whether the Orioles could slow the Kansas City running game The Royals were 12-for-13 stealing bases in going 4-0 in the postseason before taking on the Orioles. Well, they are 1-for-3 in steals in the ALCS. Jarrod Dyson, who stole 36 of 43 in the regular season, has been thrown out by Nick Hundley and Caleb Joseph. Plus, Alex Gordon was picked off first base in Game 1. The Orioles have employed a strategy...
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Adam Jones on Jarrod Dyson: "He doesn't speak for this clubhouse"

Adam Jones on Jarrod Dyson: "He doesn't speak for this clubhouse"
KANSAS CITY - He doesn't play for the Orioles, but Jarrod Dyson's name certainly came up a lot in their clubhouse this afternoon during the 45-minute media availability before their workout at Kauffman Stadium. Dyson was asked last night by a Kansas City writer whether he expected to return to Baltimore for Game 6 of the American League Championship Series. "No sir, I don't," he said. "And I don't think they think that, either." I asked Adam Jones his reaction to Dyson's comments. "He...
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Time to regroup: O's head to Kansas City looking to change momentum in ALCS

Time to regroup: O's head to Kansas City looking to change momentum in ALCS
The Oakland A's couldn't do it. Neither could the Los Angeles Angels. And you can now add the Orioles to the list. Those three teams are a combined 0-6 against Kansas City this postseason. The Royals are 4-0 in games decided by two runs or less and 4-0 in extra innings. During the regular season, they went 22-25 in one-run games and 5-7 in extra-inning games. So, yeah, the Royals are hot. Those three teams are still looking for one win against them. The Royals were tied with the Orioles after...
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Zach Britton on O's Game 2 loss to Kansas City, plus other clubhouse quotes

Zach Britton on O's Game 2 loss to Kansas City, plus other clubhouse quotes
It was another Orioles loss in this American League Championship Series followed by O's relievers talking about giving up late runs. Zach Britton gave up a groundball RBI double to Alcides Escobar in the ninth tonight that put Kansas City ahead 5-4. Lorenzo Cain added an RBI single for a 6-4 lead and win for the Royals as they take a 2-0 lead in the ALCS. "They put the ball in play and make you work from a defensive standpoint," Britton said. "They make contact and they can find holes. The...
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Royals scores twice in ninth to beat O's and take 2-0 ALCS lead

Royals scores twice in ninth to beat O's and take 2-0 ALCS lead
The Kansas City Royals used more late-inning magic to pull out another close game and take a two games to none lead in the American League Championship Series. The Royals scored twice in the ninth to snap a 4-4 tie and beat the Orioles 6-4 tonight in front of a sellout crowd of 46,912 at Camden Yards. They went home stunned at the end as the upstart Royals moved to 6-0 this postseason and now head home in control of this ALCS. Alcides Escobar's RBI double in the ninth broke a 4-4 tie. Darren...
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Yost names Guthrie Royals' Game 3 starter, plus other K.C. quotes

Yost names Guthrie Royals' Game 3 starter, plus other K.C. quotes
This afternoon, Kansas City manager Ned Yost announced that former Oriole Jeremy Guthrie will start Game 3 on Monday night in Kansas City and he said Jason Vargas would "probably" start Game 4. Guthrie had a strong finish to the regular season with a 2.40 ERA in September and he went 13-11 with a 4.13 ERA in 32 starts for the year. He has not pitched yet this postseason. His last start was Sept. 26, when he threw seven scoreless innings against the White Sox. Yost is not concerned about...
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O's game blog: Orioles need a win in Game 2 to even ALCS

O's game blog: Orioles need a win in Game 2 to even ALCS
The Orioles take the field this afternoon at Camden Yards needing a victory to avoid heading to Kansas City down two games to none in the American League Championship Series. The Orioles came from four runs down to tie last night's series opener, but homers in the 10th by Alex Gordon and Mike Moustakas gave Kansas City the 8-6 victory. The Royals, who led the majors in steals and were last in homers during the regular season, did not steal one base last night yet hit three home runs. The...
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After tough Game 1 loss, do the Orioles bounce back today?

After tough Game 1 loss, do the Orioles bounce back today?
The Orioles scored six runs, they had 14 hits, they went 6-for-15 with runners in scoring position. They came from four runs behind. And they lost. It was a rare sight to see Chris Tillman, Zach Britton and Darren O'Day all have moments when they struggled and all in the same game as Kansas City beat the Orioles 8-6 in 10 innings last night. Maybe the Orioles and their fans will get a small lift from this stat: Since the introduction of the seven-game series in 1985, just 54 percent (15 of...
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O'Day talks about Gordon's go-ahead homer (plus other clubhouse quotes)

O'Day talks about Gordon's go-ahead homer (plus other clubhouse quotes)
Orioles reliever Darren O'Day gave up just three homers in his first 77 2/3 innings this season. Then he allowed three homers in September. Tonight he gave up a tiebreaking homer to Alex Gordon leading off the 10th inning as Kansas City posted an 8-6 win over the Oriolesto take Game 1 of the best-of-seven American League Championship Series. O'Day got a double play to end the ninth and keep the game tied at 5-5, but Gordon untied it for Kansas City. "It's tough, that's a hard-fought...
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Gordon, Moustakas homer in 10th as Royals take Game 1 of ALCS

Gordon, Moustakas homer in 10th as Royals take Game 1 of ALCS
In a game that featured some strange plays, ineffective outings by both starters, a blown four-run lead and an amazing escape act in the top of the ninth, Alex Gordon hit a go-ahead homer in the 10th inning as Kansas City took the opener of the best-of-seven American League Championship Series 8-6 over the Orioles. Gordon's homer to right, on a 1-1 pitch from Darren O'Day, helped the Royals improved to 4-0 in extra innings in five postseason games. It was the first homer of the playoffs for...
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Hearing from possible Game 2 starters Bud Norris and Wei-Yin Chen

Hearing from possible Game 2 starters Bud Norris and Wei-Yin Chen
Two possible choices for the Orioles' Game 2 starter in the American League Championship Series meant two players and one interpreter in the interview room a little earlier here at Camden Yards. Both Bud Norris and Wei-Yin Chen were interviewed and Louis Chao was there to translate for Chen. Norris was the Game 3 winner against Detroit when he went 6 1/3 scoreless innings on two hits, while Chen got a no-decision in Game 2 when he gave up five runs over 3 2/3 innings against the Tigers. Both...
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draft, notes.....

draft, notes.....
According to an MLB Network stat, the team with the home-field advantage has won six of the last seven American League Championship Series matchups. So the Orioles have that going for them with the ALCS set to start tonight at Camden Yards when Chris Tillman (13-6, 3.34 ERA) pitches against James Shields (14-8, 3.21 ERA). A lot has been made of the speed versus power matchup in this series, but it also should be a series featuring some solid defense. These teams combined to win six Gold...
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