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Streaking Mets gain ground on Nats...Pujols moving up...Cueto and Kershaw both throw 2-hitters (AP) — The New York Mets closed within a half-game of Washington by routing the Nationals 7-1 in the opener of a three-game series in the Nation's Capital...

TOKYO (AP) — Former major leaguer Brandon Laird won't have to worry about picking up the tab at those pricey bars in Japan for a while. Laird's solo homer for the Nippon Ham Fighters on Tuesday not only helped the team beat the Orix Bullaloes 4-0, it also hit a Kirin Beer sign, winning him $10,000 and a year's supply of beer...

SEATTLE (AP) — Eric Hosmer homered, Ian Kennedy took a shutout into the sixth inning, and the Kansas City Royals ended a long scoreless streak and a five-game skid with a 4-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. Lorenzo Cain had an RBI single and scored a run, Alex Escobar had three hits and also scored for the Royals, who had been shut out in the first two games of this series... Read Mor

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Robinson Cano hit a drive over the giant batter's eye in center field for his seventh spring homer, and the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 6-4 win over a Kansas City Royals split-squad on Monday. Cano also connected three times in Seattle's win against the Cubs on Sunday...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The World Series champion Kansas City Royals have avoided salary arbitration with one of their key cogs, third baseman Mike Moustakas, who agreed to a two-year deal worth $14.3 million. Moustakas is coming off an All-Star season in which he hit ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals and their fans will throw one of the biggest parties in the city's history to celebrate the team's first World Series championship in 30 years. The Royals became World Series champions Sunday with a 7-2 victory in 12 innings over the New York Mets...

NEW YORK (AP) — Crown 'em, Kansas City! One agonizing step from ecstasy last season, this time the Royals reign after their latest incredible comeback and a go-ahead hit from maybe the most unlikely player in uniform. Christian Colon singled home the tiebreaking run in the 12th inning and those bound-and-determined Royals rallied one more time to beat the New York Mets 7-2 in 12 innings Sunday nig

NEW YORK (AP) — The Kansas City Royals keep finding new ways to win this October. And now with one more victory in November, they will be World Series champions. Second baseman Daniel Murphy's error on Eric Hosmer's grounder in the eighth inning keyed yet another comeback for the tenacious Royals, and Kansas City startled the New York Mets 5-3 Saturday night to take 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven m

NEW YORK (AP) — Two balls launched over the wall, one fired over an opponent's head and just like that, David Wright and the New York Mets are right back in this World Series. Wright homered and drove in four runs, Curtis Granderson also connected and rookie Noah Syndergaard set a nasty tone at the start of a 9-3 victory against the Kansas City Royals that trimmed New York's deficit to 2-1 Friday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Johnny Cueto smothered the New York Mets with another big October outing. And the pesky Kansas City Royals kept fouling off Jacob deGrom's best pitches, wearing him down with persistence and prowess. Cueto never faltered...