*** Official Baltimore Orioles @ Kansas City Royals ALCS Game 3 Thread ***

[alnorth]

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BAL	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
KC	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	X	2	7	0

Royals Lead the Series, 3-0



Loss Wei-Yin Chen 5⅓IP 2R 2ER 1BB 4K
Kevin Gausman 2⅔IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K

VS.



Jeremy Guthrie 5IP 1R 1ER 2BB 2K
Win Jason Frasor 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
Hold Kelvin Herrera 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 2K
Hold Wade Davis 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K
Save Greg Holland 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K

Home Runs

none

Starting Lineups

BAL

1. Nick Markakis, RF
2. Alejandro De Aza, LF
3. Adam Jones, CF
4. Nelson Cruz, DH
5. Steve Pearce, 1B
6. J.J. Hardy, SS
7. Ryan Flaherty, 3B
8. Nick Hundley, C
9. Jonathan Schoop, 2B

KC

1. Alcides Escobar, SS
2. Norichika Aoki, RF
2. Jarrod Dyson, pr/CF
3. Lorenzo Cain, CF/RF
4. Eric Hosmer, 1B
5. Billy Butler, DH
6. Alex Gordon, LF
7. Salvador Perez, C
8. Omar Infante, 2B
9. Mike Moustakas, 3B

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

I thought the crowd was very quiet and tame. The people I went with said the WC was way more loud and crazy

It was laid back compared to the WC and LDS. But it was rocking when Frasor finished the 6th and was loud to the end.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

I thought the crowd was very quiet and tame. The people I went with said the WC was way more loud and crazy

The crowd was definitely more fired up in those two games, but there were a few key differences:

1) The weather. I think the chill kept people on their hands/seat a little more.

2) The game itself. The WC game was crazy, up-and-down and hectic. The ALDS clincher, the Royals jumped on the Angels early and never let up. Both of those lend themselves to a crazier atmosphere.

3) The novelty factor. People are still pumped up and excited, but they now have "been there before" a few times. I expect today to be nuts, however!

[ChiefsCountry]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

I thought the crowd was very quiet and tame. The people I went with said the WC was way more loud and crazy

Pretty boring game really. If it wasn't a playoff game it would be a pretty ho hum type deal.

[kchero]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

I thought the crowd was very quiet and tame. The people I went with said the WC was way more loud and crazy

This was my first royals playoff game so I have no baseline. Those two games were win and advance games so I can see why the crowd was more jacked for them.

[GloryDayz]

Would.

Wood......

Originally Posted by Count Zarth

lil hair flip so cute

blondes have more fun

[WilliamTheIrish]

Nice Jim Wooldridge neckbrace in the background.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

The crowd was definitely more fired up in those two games, but there were a few key differences:

1) The weather. I think the chill kept people on their hands/seat a little more.

2) The game itself. The WC game was crazy, up-and-down and hectic. The ALDS clincher, the Royals jumped on the Angels early and never let up. Both of those lend themselves to a crazier atmosphere.

3) The novelty factor. People are still pumped up and excited, but they now have "been there before" a few times. I expect today to be nuts, however!

Yep... we were still standing quite a bit when the O's had 2 outs or the Royals got a runner on, but even the runs scored weren't terribly exciting, like a base clearing hit or a home run. Even the defensive play by Moose that received one of the loudest/longest ovations was outdone (IMO) by the back to back Cain catches in the ALDS.

[RealSNR]

I'll bet if you put together the top 5 defensive highlights of the 2014 MLB playoffs thus far, all 5 highlights would come from the Royals

[Prison Bitch]

Yeah it prob was the game. But it wasn't cold at all.

I do think some are now expecting wins

[Ecto-I]

There we go Herrera. One at a time!