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Royal return

Kansas City Royals' Lorenzo Cain celebrates after scoring on a hit by Eric Hosmer against the Toronto Blue Jays during the eighth inning in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series Friday in Kansas City, Mo.
KC heads back to World Series

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Royals earned another champagne shower at Kauffman Stadium.

Lorenzo Cain sprinted home from first base on Eric Hosmer’s single in the eighth inning, Wade Davis weathered a 45-minute rain delay and a white-knuckle ninth, and Kansas City beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 Friday night to earn its second straight trip to the World Series.

Davis retired Blue Jays star Josh Donaldson on a grounder with runners on second and third to end Game 6 of the AL Championship Series. The Royals open the World Series on Tuesday night at home against the New York Mets.

“We came in with one goal and that was to get back to the World Series. It can’t be any better than this,” Cain said.

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