▁the ▁series ▁four ▁games ▁to ▁zero . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁the ▁ 4 5 th ▁in ▁league ▁history ▁with ▁T BS ▁air ing ▁all ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Even ▁as ▁the ▁Roy als ▁swe pt ▁the ▁series , ▁each ▁game ▁was ▁decided ▁by ▁two ▁runs ▁or ▁fewer . ▁ ▁To ▁reach ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁AL CS , ▁the ▁Ori oles ▁ ▁( E ast ▁Division ▁champions , ▁ 9 6 – 6 6 ) ▁defeated ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁ ▁( Cent ral ▁Division ▁champions , ▁ 9 0 – 7 2 ) ▁in ▁the ▁AL DS , ▁ 3 ▁games ▁to ▁ 0 . ▁The ▁Roy als ▁( W ild ▁Card , ▁ 8 9 – 7 3 ) ▁defeated ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics ▁in ▁the ▁AL ▁Wild ▁Card ▁Game ▁and ▁then ▁defeated ▁the ▁Ang els ▁( West ▁Division ▁champions , ▁ 9 8 – 6 4 ) ▁in ▁the ▁AL DS , ▁ 3 ▁games ▁to ▁ 0 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first - ever ▁post season ▁meeting ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁teams . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁AL CS ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁not ▁to ▁feature ▁the ▁Yan ke es , ▁Red ▁So x , ▁or ▁Tig ers . ▁ ▁The ▁Roy als ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁lose ▁to ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Gi ants ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Series . ▁ ▁Match up ▁ ▁Baltimore ▁Ori oles ▁vs ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als ▁ ▁* : ▁post pon ed ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 3 ▁due