Royals edge Orioles in Game 2 of ALCS

Royals edge Orioles in Game 2 of ALCS

BALTIMORE, United States - Kansas City Royals' Alcides Escobar hits an RBI double in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the American League baseball championship series against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore on Oct. 11, 2014. The Royals won 6-4.

Royals edge Orioles in Game 2 of ALCS

Royals edge Orioles in Game 2 of ALCS

BALTIMORE, United States - Kansas City Royals' Alcides Escobar (back) hits an RBI double from Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Zach Britton (53) in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the American League baseball championship series against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore on Oct. 11, 2014. The Royals won 6-4.

Royals edge Orioles in Game 2 of ALCS

Royals edge Orioles in Game 2 of ALCS

BALTIMORE, United States - Kansas City Royals' Alcides Escobar hits an RBI double in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the American League baseball championship series against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore on Oct. 11, 2014. The Royals won 6-4.

Escobar hits inside-the-park homer in World Series Game 1

Escobar hits inside-the-park homer in World Series Game 1

Kansas City Royals leadoff hitter Alcides Escobar rounds second base on his way to an inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the first inning in Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Mets at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Royals beat Blue Jays 5-0 in AL Championship Series opener

Royals beat Blue Jays 5-0 in AL Championship Series opener

Kansas City Royals' Alcides Escobar hits an RBI double to right off Toronto Blue Jays starter Marco Rene Estrada during the third inning in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 16, 2015. The Royals won 5-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Royals edge Orioles in Game 2 of ALCS

Royals edge Orioles in Game 2 of ALCS

BALTIMORE, United States - Kansas City Royals' Alcides Escobar hits an RBI double in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the American League baseball championship series against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore on Oct. 11, 2014. The Royals won 6-4. (Kyodo)