Royals rout Blue Jays in ALCS shift to Kansas City
Ben Zobrist opened with a first inning homer as the Kansas City Royals cruised to a 14-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays to take a 3-1 lead in the AL Championship Series. Alcides Escobar drove in four, Lorenzo Cain and Alex Rios contributed multi RBI plays, and the Royals pounded Dickey and the Jays bullpen to set up a potential World Series bid in Game 5.
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Mets overwhelm Cubs to take 3-0 NLCS lead at Wrigley
Daniel Murphy homered to extend his postseason streak to five games as the Mets beat the Cubs 5-2 behind seven strong innings from Jacob deGrom. Yoenis Cespedes and David Wright had three hits each, and the Mets moved within one win of the World Series.
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