Twins fall short despite Vargas’ homer

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KANSAS CITY — The defending World Series champs went out with everything they had.

The Royals rallied for three runs in the eighth — fueled by an RBI double from Kendrys Morales and a two-run single from Alex Gordon — to beat the Twins, 5-2, on Wednesday night, their fourth straight win.

But the Royals were officially eliminated from the postseason when Baltimore beat Toronto.

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