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BALTIMORE - Alex Gordon had already compiled a careers worth of playoff memories when he stepped to the plate in the 10th inning of a tie game.Given the Kansas City Royals success rate in extra innings this post-season, what happened next was almost inevitable.Gordon homered to put Kansas City in front, Mike Moustakas added a two-run shot and the Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles 8-6 Friday night in the opener of the AL Championship Series.Kansas City is 5-0 this post-season, winning four times in extra innings.These games, weve played so many of them that were kind of used to them a little bit, manager Ned Yost said. And we still have a lot of confidence.Before hitting his first playoff homer, Gordon doubled in three runs, was picked off first base, made a great catch in left field and got hit in the neck with a pitch.Gordy just has a lot of confidence in his abilities, Yost said. Hes a guy that can hit by a pitch and do exactly what he did, drive it out of the ballpark tonight, after getting hit in the neck. So it was a huge hit for us at that point.As the ball soared over the wall, Orioles reliever Darren ODay flung his cap to the ground in frustration.I made a mistake and he got it, the right-hander said. You go up there and roll the dice. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.It was Baltimores first playoff loss following a three-game sweep of Detroit in the Division Series.One game does not the series make, Orioles catcher Nick Hundley said.After Gordon connected in the 10th, Moustakas followed with another shot to right, this one off Brian Matusz with a runner on.This best-of-seven series was billed as Kansas Citys speed against Baltimores power, but the Royals didnt steal a base and hit all of the games three home runs.We know were capable of hitting home runs, Gordon said. We didnt do it during the regular season. But it doesnt really matter. This is the post-season and were starting to swing the bats better now. Its good to see.The Orioles tried to rally in the 10th. Pinch-hitter Delmon Young hit an RBI single with two outs, but closer Greg Holland retired Nick Markakis on a grounder with two runners on for the final out in the rain shortly before 1 a.m.Game 2 is Saturday afternoon. Rookie right-hander Yordano Ventura makes his second post-season start for the Royals against Bud Norris.Wade Davis got the win with two shutout innings and Holland got a save.The fastest team in the majors nearly walked to victory in the ninth. After Orioles closer Zach Britton issued three straight walks to open the inning, Eric Hosmer into a force at the plate — helped by Hundleys nifty pickup at the plate — and ODay got Billy Butler to hit into a double play.ODay wasnt nearly as effective in the 10th.Down 5-1 in the fifth against James Shields, the Orioles scored three times as 47,124 towel-waving fans cheered them on. Nelson Cruz hit an RBI double before Ryan Flaherty delivered a two-out, two-run single.Shields made it out of the inning, but did not return after giving up four runs and 10 hits.The rain that was expected for much of the day finally made an appearance in the sixth, shortly before Baltimore pulled even against the usually reliable Kansas City bullpen. The tying run scored off Kelvin Herrera on a low popup by Alejandro De Aza that dropped behind the mound.Early on, Kansas City dominated.After the Orioles left the bases loaded in the second inning, Alcides Escobar drove a 2-0 pitch from Chris Tillman into the left-field seats. It was his 22nd homer in 2,994 career at-bats, including this post-season.Kansas City then sandwiched two singles around a four-pitch walk to load the bases with two outs for Gordon, who lofted a broken-bat fly that landed about four feet inside the right-field foul line for a 4-0 lead.Gordon also hit a three-run double in the finale of Kansas Citys three-game sweep of the Angels in the Division Series.Baltimore got an RBI single from Adam Jones in the bottom half, but a diving catch by Gordon prevented further damage.A sacrifice fly by Butler in the fifth made it 5-1.UP NEXTRoyals: In two starts against the Orioles this season, Ventura has a 1.26 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 14 1-3 innings.Orioles: Baltimore tries to rebound from its first loss since Sept. 27. The last time the Orioles lost the opener of an ALCS was when 12-year-old Jeffrey Maier got involved with a Derek Jeter home run at Yankee Stadium in 1996.LIGHTS OUTThe start of the game was delayed while the bright lights above a TV booth in centre field were shut down, one by one.Escobar was about the step into the batters box when he noticed the glaring bulbs in his sight line. While Tillman took a few extra warmup tosses, the song Lights by Journey played over the PA system. Joe Young Jersey . Before that, Rousey needed a total 23 minutes and 26 seconds to take care of her last eight opponents - and one of those fights lasted 10 minutes and 58 seconds. Al Jefferson Jersey . On Saturday night, Winnipegs strong offense was again accompanied by some fantastic pitching which gave the Fish a commanding victory. http://www.authenticbasketballshoppacers.info/darren-collison-pacers-jersey/ . 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Torontos last goal came on an empty-net tally with 1:13 left in Fridays 5-2 home win over Columbus, but the Leafs enter Thursday with a road scoring drought of 157 minutes, 41 seconds. The Maple Leafs have just one win in four games since Peter Horachek was named interim head coach to replace the fired Randy Carlyle. Toronto was in playoff position at the time of Carlyles dismissal, but the club is currently five points out of a postseason berth in the East. Toronto fired 28 shots at Frederik Andersen on Wednesday, but the Ducks netminder stopped them all to silence the Leafs offense. Corey Perry, meanwhile, recorded a hat trick for Anaheim. Jonathan Bernier allowed three goals on 24 shots for the Maple Leafs, who are 3-10-0 over their last 13 games. Were pretty happy with our process, Leafs forward James van Riemsdyk said. We just have to capitalize on our chances. Toronto was blanked in back-to-back games for the first time since March 10-11, 2012 against the Flyers and Capitals. The Leafs are just 7-10-3 on the road this season. They will complete this swing Saturday in St. Louis. The Sharks will try to win for the fourth time in six games tonight afterr halting a two-game slide with Tuesdays triumph in the desert.dddddddddddd Brenden Dillons first goal of the season came in the third period and gave San Jose a 3-2 road win over the Arizona Coyotes. With the score tied in the third, the Sharks went ahead as Dillon snapped a shot on net from the left point that hit off the left skate of Zbynek Michalek and made its way past Devan Dubnyk. It was a pretty evenly played game tonight, said San Jose head coach Todd McLellan. Usually with games like this its the team that gets the break that wins the game and thats what happened tonight. Joe Pavelski and Tomas Hertl each had a goal for the Sharks, while Antti Niemi stopped 27 shots in the win. The two points allowed San Jose to leap past the Los Angeles Kings for second place in the Pacific Division. The Kings had a chance to regain the spot on Wednesday, but L.A. lost a home test to New Jersey. San Jose is hoping to pad its playoff credentials on home ice over the next few weeks. The Sharks, who are 10-7-2 as the host this season, begin a seven- game homestand tonight. The extended residency will feature a meeting with Los Angeles on Jan. 21. Niemi is expected to start tonight for the Sharks. He boasts a 3-1-0 record and 2.01 goals against average in four career games against Toronto. James Reimer is likely to start for the Leafs. He is 1-3-0 with a 3.27 goals against average in his career versus the Sharks. San Jose has won three straight and seven of the last eight meetings against the Maple Leafs. Toronto is just 1-4-0 with two ties over its last seven trips to the Shark Tank. 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