Orioles-Royals Wild Card Series preview: Starting pitching

It took all 162 games for the Orioles to get their playoff opponent, but we now know that it’s the Kansas City Royals will come to Baltimore to take on the Orioles in a best-of-three Wild Card Series.

The last time these two teams met in the postseason was the 2014 ALCS, when the Royals swept the O’s to make their first World Series appearance since 1985. The O’s were much more successful against the Royals in 2024, going 4-2 against Kansas City and winning the series in both Camden Yards and Kauffman Stadium. It’s been a while, though, since these two teams squared off, as the last Orioles-Royals game came back on April 21.

Both of these teams are playing in October, in part, thanks to the…