BALTIMORE -- Bobby Witt Jr. leaned over his bat with his right foot on the top step of the dugout on Wednesday and looked around. Camden Yards was rocking, an energetic crowd turned all the way up as fans whipped their orange towels around moments before the first pitch of Game 2 of the American League Wild Card Series.

Witt had silenced that crowd on Tuesday with his game-winning hit. What was in store on Wednesday?

Turns out, another big moment for the Royals' star shortstop – the kind he lives for, and has dreamed of for practically his entire life.

Witt’s blazing speed on an infield single hit 108.7 mph up the middle was the game-winner again in the sixth inning Wednesday in the Royals’ 2-1 win over the Orioles at Camden Yards, and with Witt’s hustle down the line and a sweep of the Orioles, the Royals are moving on.

Kansas City will face the AL East champion Yankees in a best-of-five Division Series beginning Saturday night in the Bronx.

On paper, the Royals were underdogs entering this week’s American League Wild Card Series against the Orioles at Camden Yards. The No. 5-seed Orioles won more games (91) than the No. 6-seed Royals (86) in the regular season. The Royals had to play on the road and play their own game without letting the moment get too big.

Mission accomplished.

A combination of excellent pitching, highlight-reel defense and letting their stars be stars is sending the Royals into the ALDS. In Game 2, Vinnie Pasquantino put the Royals on the board early with an RBI single three batters into the game.

Royals starter Seth Lugo had terrific help from his defense on Wednesday, including a leaping catch near the left-field wall from MJ Melendez and a run-saving diving grab from second baseman Michael Massey in the fourth inning, with runners only advancing to second and third because of it.

But no one could catch or save the fastball that Cedric Mullins crushed over the right-field wall for a game-tying home run in the fifth inning. Things went wayside for Lugo afterward, allowing two singles – including a comebacker that he misplayed – with a walk in between to load the bases with one out.

What a moment for Angel Zerpa’s postseason debut, then, when Quatraro called on the lefty to get out of the inning. Zerpa struck out Colton Cowser on a pitch that hit him (and eventually caused him to leave the game with left hand pain), then getting Adley Rutschman to ground out to Witt to silence the O’s threat and end the inning.

That set up Witt’s sixth-inning moment. Kyle Isbel singled with one out in the sixth, and Massey followed with two outs as the Royals lineup turned over. Once again, the Orioles faced a decision of whether to pitch to Witt with a man on third and a base open.

Once again, they elected to challenge the 24-year-old, although this time they made a pitching change beforehand. Witt smoked a sinker against Yennier Cano up the middle. It took 4.14 seconds for Witt to race down the line, not enough time for Jordan Westburg’s diving stop and throw behind second base.

The Royals, especially the homegrown core players this team is built around, had a goal this year of not only getting to the postseason but also bringing playoff baseball to Kansas City.

For the first time since 2015, The K will host playoff games: Game 3 of the ALDS on Oct. 9 and Game 4 the next day, if necessary.

That crowd won’t be silent for big Bobby moments.