MLB Playoffs

The Toronto Blue Jays led all of Major League Baseball with 891 runs scored during the regular season, which was 127 more than the closest challenger. Kansas City Royals pitcher Johnny Cueto found out why during Game 3 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night.

The Kansas City Royals jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the American League Championship Series, making Game 3 a must-win for the Toronto Blue Jays as the series shifted to Canada.

After scoring just three runs total in Games 1 and 2 and going without a home run, the Blue Jays offense finally snapped back to life with a huge day at the plate Monday.

It followed a three-run second inning with a six-run third, and Toronto chased Johnny Cueto after he allowed eight earned runs in two-plus innings of work.

MLB's championship series will shift venues heading into the new week. Home-field advantage didn't matter much during the wild card and divisional bouts, but both hosts stormed out to early leads.

After cementing the American League's premier record on the season's final day, the Kansas City Royals utilized the benefit with two home victories over the Toronto Blue Jays. Awarded a dubious advantage due to division seeding, the New York Mets also jumped to a 2-0 lead over the Chicago Cubs.

The New York Mets are two wins away from the World Series after beating the Chicago Cubs 4-1 Sunday in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series. 

The Kansas City Royals have opened a 2-0 series lead in the American League Championship Series over the Toronto Blue Jays. The Royals protected their home field at Kauffman Stadium with a 5-0 win in Game 1 and a 6-3 victory in Game 2.  

The biggest game of Marcus Stroman's life is the next one. Or it was the last one.

Or maybe it was the one he pitched against Steven Matz back in 2009, when they were high school seniors dueling on Long Island.

Matz was the big prospect, sure to be a high pick in that June's draft (he went to the New York Mets in the second round). Stroman, his talented but undersized opponent, knew it.

The Kansas City Royals, two wins away from reaching their second straight World Series, march north of the border Monday after thwarting the Toronto Blue Jays in Games 1 and 2 of the American League Championship Series.

Kendrys Morales hasn't left his mark on the American League Championship Series—yet.

With Game 3 of the American League Championship Series looming against the Kansas City Royals, the Toronto Blue Jays got a vote of confidence from an unexpected source.

While working as a MLB analyst on Fox, Alex Rodriguez warned it's much too soon to count out the Jays.