The Orioles were widely expected to be one of the leading contenders to win it all this year with their young talented core, and they have gotten off to one of the best starts in baseball. But hanging right with them is the surprising Royals, who played the Orioles very close in a three-game series in Baltimore the first week of the series. Baltimore took two of three, but in both Orioles wins the Royals were either tied or winning going into the bottom of the ninth.
Baltimore Orioles (12-6) vs. Kansas City Royals (12-7) at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Orioles: 5.