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- Updated: September 22, 2016
CLEVELAND — The Royals will not be wearing the division crown this year. In a 4-3 win over Kansas City on Wednesday night, Corey Kluber continued to build his American League Cy Young Award case, Jose Ramirez roped three doubles and the Indians marched closer to an AL Central title.
First-place Cleveland moved 7 1/2 games in front of the Tigers, pending the outcome of Detroit’s game with the Twins on Wednesday night, and the Tribe reduced its magic number to five with 11 games to play. As for the reigning World Series champion Royals, their seventh loss in 10 games officially knocked them out of the Central race.
The Royals’ elimination number for the second AL Wild Card spot is …
