Bobby Witt Jr. drove in the go-ahead run to send the Royals into the AL Division Series with a 2-1 victory over the Orioles on Wednesday for a two-game sweep of their AL Wild-Card Series.
With two outs and runners at the corners in the sixth inning, Witt hit a grounder to the edge of the dirt behind second base, wheremade a diving stop and throw to first. Witt was already there after zooming 90 feet in 4.14 seconds, allowingIt was the second consecutive game in which the AL batting champion provided the decisive hit. Witt's RBI single in Tuesday's series opener plated the only run in a 1-0 victory.
Witt is the second player age 24 or younger to have the game-winning RBI in each of his team's first two games of a postseason since RBI became an official statistic in 1920, joining Jimmie Foxx in 1929. The new-look Royals lost 106 games last season but used a 30-win improvement to get back to October for the first time since winning the 2015 World Series.Bobby Witt Jr. celebrates after the final out that put the Royals in the American League Division Series, where they will take on the Yankees. "They've been there before, they've done it, so I think it's helped a lot of guys," Massey said.
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