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The Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals combined for 19 runs in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series on Monday. The Royals did all the slugging on their own in Tuesday's Game 4, a dominant 14-2 victory that gave them a commanding 3-1 lead in the series.

Kansas City is now one win away from its second consecutive World Series appearance.

Toronto Blue Jays utility man Cliff Pennington made history in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series on Tuesday night when he took the mound as the first position player ever to pitch in an MLB postseason game.

Unfortunately for Toronto, that meant things weren't going well.

Fact: the 14 runs scored by the Kansas City Royals in their 14-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday is the highest amount scored by the franchise in a postseason game.

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Approaching a must-win NLCS Game 3 for the Chicago Cubs, their chances hinge upon solving New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom.

The stats heading in do favor the Cubs.

DeGrom has struggled as he's 0-2 against the Cubs in three career starts, posting a 6.46 ERA in the process, according to Pete Marzano of calltothepen.com. 

FINAL SCORE: Mets 5 - 2 Cubs

The New York Mets moved one win away from a trip to the World Series with a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Wrigley Field on Tuesday night.

The Mets wasted little time in getting on the board in the top of the first. Though Curtis Granderson was caught stealing after reaching on an error, David Wright followed with a single and scored on an RBI double from Yoenis Cespedes.

New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has suffered a right elbow injury. 

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The onus falls on the teams returning home in the 2015 MLB playoffs in a pair of league championship series, who both need wins to make something of their respective series.

The Kansas City Royals in the AL and the New York Mets of the NL both took care of business in their opening two home games, putting the onus on their opponents to do the same. Toronto did just that by taking Game 3, but it will be for naught if the Royals can take a 3-1 series lead into Game 5.

The Seattle Mariners once traded Jason Varitek away from the organization. In search of a new voice for its vacant managerial position, the club has apparently contacted Varitek about a potential return.

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The Toronto Blue Jays have been accused of stealing signs before but never on a stage as large as the MLB postseason. Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Johnny Cueto is reportedly confident the Blue Jays used the practice during Game 3 of the American League Championship Series.  

FINAL SCORE: Royals 14-2 over the Jays

The Royals are only win away from a return trip to the World Series after smashing past the Blue Jays 14-2 in Game 4 of the ALCS.

R.A. Dickey didn't make it out of the second, while Chris Young limited the Jays to two runs over 4.2 innings of work. The Royals racked up 15 hits, and Alcides Escobar was the biggest star of the day. The shortstop and table-setter went 2-for-3 with four RBI.