Mike 'Moose' Moustakas makes royal catch as Kansas close in on sweep
Third baseman never took his eye off the prize and crosses into the spectators' stands to glove a foul ball and help Roayls move 3-0 ahead of the Orioles in AL Championship Series
Mike Moustakas had his eye on the ball from the moment it left Adam Jones' bat, tracking it against the bright lights of Kauffman Stadium. When it settled into his glove and he tumbled into a dugout suite, a dozen fans were waiting to pick him right back up.
Just like Moustakas has picked up his team during their perfect postseason.
The third baseman with the four play-off homers dazzled with his glove. And when Billy Butler drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning, the long-downtrodden Kansas City Royals were on their way to a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles and a commanding 3-0 lead in their AL Championship Series.
We've got a snowball effect going right now. The confidence couldn't be any higher
"It really did fire up the whole stadium," Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer said of his teammate's circus catch. "Hats off to the fans in the dugout suite, pick him up and put him back on the field. That was great. Moose finding ways to get it done."
The entire team have found ways to get it done. The wild-card Royals have won 10 straight post-season games, including all seven this year, in their first play-off appearance in 29 years.
The only thing that's slowed Kansas City so far was a rainout on Monday.
"We've got a snowball effect going right now," Butler said. "The confidence couldn't be any higher. That's when you come to the park each day, focus on the next pitch, focus on your job and just not be the guy to end the streak."