The Kansas City Royals used two three-run innings and rode the arm of Johnny Cueto to a 7-2 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 5 of the American League Division Series at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday night. The Royals move on to play the
Runners left in scoring position: Kansas City 1 (A.Escobar); Toronto 2 (Pillar, Encarnacion). RISP: Kansas City 0 for 1; Toronto 2 for 6. GIDP: Zobrist, Colabello. DP: Kansas City 1 (Zobrist, A.Escobar, Hosmer); Toronto 1 (Goins, Tulowitzki, Colabello).
Everything was working against the Royals. Kansas City was only two innings away from clinching a second straight trip to the World Series with a victory in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, but the
In a play that looked a lot like another one that helped advance the Royals earlier in the 2015 playoffs, Cain scored from first base on a single by Eric Hosmer in the bottom of the eighth inning Friday night, and it proved to be the winning run in a 4
Members of the Kansas City Royals celebrate Salvador Perez's home run during the fourth inning in Game 1 of baseball's American League Championship Series against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, in Kansas City (AP Photo/Charlie