Royals Rolling Along in ALCS

The Kansas City Royals are making the most of their first post-season appearance in 29 years. The wildcard Royals have posted a 6-0 playoff mark heading into Game 3 of the ALCS against Baltimore tonight including the opening two series victories in the Orioles home park.

The Royals became the first team in major league history to win four playoff games in extra innings with their 8-6, 10-inning triumph in Game 1 on Friday night.

Wei-Yin Chen starts for the Orioles against former Baltimore pitcher Jeremy Guthrie. He'll be starting for the first time since Sept. 26, though he's thrown simulated games and bullpen sessions to keep sharp.

These are desperate times for the Orioles if past history is any indication. Since the best-of-seven format was adopted 29 years ago, none of the previous 11 teams that dropped the first two games of a league championship series at home rallied to reach the World Series.