ing ▁by ▁striking ▁out ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁Ori oles ' ▁line up ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁nin th , ▁and ▁Game ▁ 1 ▁was ▁head ed ▁to ▁extra ▁inn ings . ▁Alex ▁Gordon ' s ▁post season ▁break out ▁was ▁complete ▁when ▁his ▁t enth ▁in ning ▁fly ▁land ed ▁over ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁right - field ▁wall ▁to ▁give ▁Kansas ▁City ▁a ▁ 6 – 5 ▁lead , ▁but ▁they ▁wer en ' t ▁done ▁yet . ▁Salvador ▁Pérez ▁reached ▁on ▁a ▁walk , ▁then ▁M oust ak as ▁launched ▁his ▁third ▁home ▁run ▁of ▁the ▁play offs , ▁giving ▁the ▁Roy als ▁a ▁three - run ▁lead . ▁ ▁Roy als ' ▁closer ▁Greg ▁Holland ▁got ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁out s ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁t enth , ▁but ▁then ▁gave ▁up ▁a ▁single ▁to ▁F lah ert y . ▁Pin ch - h itter ▁Jimmy ▁P ared es ▁reached ▁on ▁a ▁walk , ▁then ▁Del mon ▁Young ▁delivered ▁a ▁pin ch - hit ▁single ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁a ▁two - run ▁game . ▁Holland ▁would ▁then ▁get ▁Mark ak is ▁to ▁ground ▁out ▁to ▁second , ▁ending ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁Game ▁ 2 ▁ ▁The ▁Roy als ▁struck ▁first ▁in ▁Game ▁ 2 ▁off ▁of ▁Bud ▁Nor ris ▁when ▁with ▁one ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁when ▁N ori ▁A oki ▁sing led , ▁Lorenzo ▁C ain ▁double d , ▁and ▁Eric ▁H os mer ▁sing led ▁to ▁score ▁both ▁run ners . ▁In ▁the