Kansas City Takes Two-Game Lead in ALCS

The Kansas City Royals still haven't lost a playoff game since Game 4 of the 1985 World Series. They will head home with a two-games-to-none lead in the American League Championship Series after winning in their final at-bat for the second straight night, and fifth time in the postseason.

Alcides (al-SEE'-dehs) Escobar sparked a two-run ninth as the Royals downed the Orioles 6-4 in Baltimore. Escobar supplied a tiebreaking, RBI double before scoring on Lorenzo Cain's single.

Cain went 4-for-5 with two runs scored for the Royals, who are 6-0 in the playoffs and own a nine-game postseason win streak since the 1985 World Series. Eric Hosmer (HAHZ'-mur) chipped in a two-run single and George Moustakas (moos-TAH'-kahs) homered to help Kansas City improve to 4-0 on the road this month. Moustakas also laid down a bunt in the ninth to set up the go-ahead run.

The Orioles erased deficits of 3-1 and 4-3 before falling. Adam Jones hit a two-run homer for the Birds.

Baltimore hadn't lost two straight at home since June 28 and 29 against Tampa Bay.

Game 3 is Monday night at Kauffman Stadium.