Ragans allowed just four hits and struck out eight in his six innings of work, including a pair of strikeouts in the bottom of the fifth.

Kansas City Royals ace Cole Ragans threw six shutout innings and struck out eight to lead his team to a 1-0 road victory over the Baltimore Orioles in Game

Cole Ragans was cruising through six innings against the Baltimore Orioles. And he likely could’ve kept going, if not for some calf cramping. The Kansas City Royals ace was at 80 pitches, having only allowed four hits in Tuesday’s MLB playoff opener, a Wild Card meeting at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. He had eight strikeouts.