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3-run 8th lifts KC to win but WC hopes end
- Updated: September 29, 2016
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.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDLand of Hoz: After Jarrod Dyson singled with one out, Hosmer stepped up with two out and smacked a two-run shot just to the right of the fountains in right field to break a scoreless tie. Hosmer added to his career highs in home runs (25) …