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The Kansas City Royals lead a best-of-seven series 2-0 for the first time in franchise history. They are just the fourth team to open the postseason with six consecutive wins (1976 Reds, seven; 2007 Rockies, seven; 1970 Orioles, six). Dating back to the 1985 World Series, the Royals have won nine straight postseason games, tied for the sixth-longest streak all-time. Kansas City is the first team since the 1990 Athletics to collect at least a dozen hits in the first two games of the LCS.

The Baltimore Orioles trail a postseason series 2-0 for the first time in franchise history. They are the second team in three years to drop the first two games of the ALCS at home (2012 Yankees). The previous six times a team lost the first two games of the ALCS at home, it went on to lose the series (four via sweep). The Orioles have stranded 20 runners on base in the ALCS, their most through two games of a postseason series since the 1996 ALCS (21).

In Game 2, Lorenzo Cain became the second Royal with four hits in a postseason game (George Brett, twice). Cain is only the third player ever -- and the first in the AL -- with multiple hits and runs scored in each of the first two games of the LCS (1989 Kevin Mitchell, SF; 2004 Albert Pujols, StL). Overall this postseason, Cain leads the Royals in runs scored (eight) and hits (10, tied with Eric Hosmer).

Adam Jones hit his first career postseason home run in the Game 2 loss. Jones has scored a run in all five of Baltimore's postseason games this year, marking the longest streak by an Oriole since Al Bumbry in 1979 (five). Jones has also struck out in eight straight postseason games dating back to 2012, which matches Boog Powell (October 12, 1969 -- October 10, 1970) for the longest streak in franchise history.

Jeremy Guthrie is scheduled to make his first career postseason appearance in Game 3. Among active players, only Aaron Harang (2149.2) and Felix Hernandez (2060.2) have more career regular season innings pitched than Guthrie (1616.1) without a postseason appearance. Since joining the Royals, Guthrie is 19-13 with a 3.88 ERA at home. Those 19 home wins are tied for fourth in the AL since the 2012 All-Star break. In four career starts against the Orioles, Guthrie is 2-1 with a 2.67 ERA and three quality starts.

Wei-Yin Chen will make his third career postseason start -- and first on the road -- in Game 3. Chen gave up five runs on seven hits in just 3.2 innings in Game 2 against Detroit. It was the shortest postseason outing by an Orioles starter since Dennis Martinez recorded only four outs in Game 4 of the 1979 World Series. Chen won a career-high eight games on the road this season, tied for fourth in the AL. In six career starts versus Kansas City, Chen is 1-1 with a 4.17 ERA and four quality starts.

Royals

(SportsNetwork.com) - Kansas City fans have waited 29 years for this. And the
 Royals aren't disappointing them.

Baltimore Orioles (3-1) at Kansas City Royals (6-0), 8:07 p.m. (ET)

Kansas   City,  MO  (SportsNetwork.com)  -  Game  3  of  the  American  League
 Championship  Series  between the Baltimore  Orioles and Kansas City Royals at
 Kauffman Stadium has been postponed due to rain.

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Baltimore Orioles @ Kansas City Royals on October 13, 2014

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