Orioles side: they need a solid pitching performances by their starters because especially on the road in this playoffs the Royals prooved even against a tough lineup like the Angels that it's not easy to score against them, even because royals' bullpen is one of the best in the league and the O's must avoid to be behind in the 7th or later because Wade Davis and Gregg Holland are shutdown relivers. The O's can count on a very very good powerful lineup even without Wiethers, Machado and Davis. Baltimore's D is one of the best in last 3 seasons and this should be a problem to the speedster of the royals,that's why Hundley's defense will be a very important stuffs for the success of shutdown the Royals' running game, another important thing that the O's must do is get on base before Cruz will bat.
Royals side: they must keep focused about what they did in the series against LA: hit and run, stolen bases, good defense and of course contain opponents' offense avoiding HRs! The O's are one of the most pawerful team especially at Camden Yard, by the way i think KC right now is a better contact team the the O's so they need to get on base much more than Baltimore to get points and get their starters out of the game earlier that they prospected. Royals' pitching stuffs is called to play a great series because the O's already killed a great pitching stuffs like the Tigers one.
The final result of the series will see the O's advance to the 2014 WS with a 4-2 winver the surprising Royals. Cruz will be the MVP of this series.
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