Over 40,000 were in Kauffman Stadium for the Royals’ first playoff win in 29 years — a 9-8 winner-take-all marathon which lasted four hours and 45 minutes.
The A’s led 7-3 at the top of the eighth only to give up the game-tying runs in the final innings.
They edged ahead again in the 12th before Christian Colon and Perez batted in the runs to end the drought and spark wild celebrations.
Kansas City now play the Los Angeles Angels in the AL Division Series which begins on Thursday night.
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Baseball's postseason kicked off with some serious extra-innings drama last night
WELCOME TO THE postseason!
Salvador Perez hit a walk-off single in the 12th inning as the Kansas City Royals stunned the Oakland A’s in the American League Wild Card game.
Over 40,000 were in Kauffman Stadium for the Royals’ first playoff win in 29 years — a 9-8 winner-take-all marathon which lasted four hours and 45 minutes.
The A’s led 7-3 at the top of the eighth only to give up the game-tying runs in the final innings.
They edged ahead again in the 12th before Christian Colon and Perez batted in the runs to end the drought and spark wild celebrations.
Kansas City now play the Los Angeles Angels in the AL Division Series which begins on Thursday night.
– Additional reporting by AFP
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