72 Royals Milo Miller vs 99 Orioles Justin Ryan
Game 1 (KC 10 BALT 5) was a matchup of lefty Paul Splittorf (1-1) against righty Juan Guzman (2-0). The Orioles jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 2nd highlighted by a Jerry Hairston double and a Rich Amaral RBI grounder. Kansas City got to Guzman in the 5th scoring 7 times, highlighted by 4 singles and 3 walks. Kansas City added 3 more runs and Baltimore a single tally. John Mayberry went 2-5 with a homer and 3 RBI's to lead the Royals offensive attack.Game 2 (KC 6 BALT 5) saw Roger Nelson squaring off against Scott Erickson.
Baltimore once again jumped off to a 2-0 lead in the 2nd on a Charles Johson homer to left. Kansas City plated 2 in the top of the 3rd, but Baltimore came right back with 2 in the bottom of the inning, on a Delino DeShields 2 run shot to right. Baltimore added another run in the 4th on a Jeff Conine homer. The Royals closed the gap to 5-3 on a Bob Oliver pinch hit single, and the stage was set for the 9th.
Cookie Rojas greeted Oriole reliever with a double to start the 9th. Baltimore turned to Mike Timlin to close the door,but Richie Schienblum promptly greeted him with a double to make it 5-4. John Mayberry stepped in and sent a shot to rightcenter to give the Royals a 6-5 lead. Ted Abernathy was brought in to quiet the Orioles, but Mike Bordick drilled a 2 out triple to put the tieing run on 3rd. Abernathy then got pinch hitter Will Clark to bounce to 3rd to end the game. Delino DeShields went 3-4 for the Orioles.
Baltimore once again jumped off to a 2-0 lead in the 2nd on a Charles Johson homer to left. Kansas City plated 2 in the top of the 3rd, but Baltimore came right back with 2 in the bottom of the inning, on a Delino DeShields 2 run shot to right. Baltimore added another run in the 4th on a Jeff Conine homer. The Royals closed the gap to 5-3 on a Bob Oliver pinch hit single, and the stage was set for the 9th.Cookie Rojas greeted Oriole reliever with a double to start the 9th. Baltimore turned to Mike Timlin to close the door,but Richie Schienblum promptly greeted him with a double to make it 5-4. John Mayberry stepped in and sent a shot to rightcenter to give the Royals a 6-5 lead. Ted Abernathy was brought in to quiet the Orioles, but Mike Bordick drilled a 2 out triple to put the tieing run on 3rd. Abernathy then got pinch hitter Will Clark to bounce to 3rd to end the game. Delino DeShields went 3-4 for the Orioles.
Game 3 (KC 2 BALT 0) was a pitcher's duel as Mike Mussina and Dick Drago squared off in the series finale. The pitchers matched putting up zeros until the bottom of the 7th. John Mayberry got the Royals going with a 1 out double. Richie Scheinblum then grounded to short which Mike Bordick booted, putting runners on the corners. Pinch hitter Ed Kirkpatrick singled, plating Mayberry and sending Scheinblum to 3rd. Paul Schaal then missed on his suicide squeeze attempt, but Scheinblum eluded the tag with his slide for a steal of home*. Dick Drago worked into the 9th and Ted Abernathy came on to notch his 2nd save.* - An interesting side not, Scheinblum NEVER stole a base in his actual major league career.
Turning point in series was John Mayberry's game winning homer in game 2.
Series MVP: John Mayberry, he was 6-12, scoring 4 runs, and driving in 5. He had 2 homers and 2 doubles also. --submitted by Milo Miller--
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