Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said pregame that "it's hard to see a scenario" in which ace Clayton Kershaw does not factor into Saturday's ALCS Game 7.
Alcides Escobar, the Royals' leadoff hitter and defensive dynamo, was voted MVP of the ALCS on Friday following a 4-3 victory in Game 6 that put Kansas City in its second straight World Series.
The Toronto Blue Jays head to the American League Championship Series as 7-4 favorites to win the World Series at the Westgate SuperBook, followed by the Cubs (9-4), Royals (3-1) and Mets (4-1).
Kansas City Royals pitcher Jeremy Guthrie apologized on Twitter early Wednesday morning after he came under fire from Baltimore Orioles fans for his postgame T-shirt choice.
Jarrod Dyson said the Royals are close to taking the fight out of their American League Championship Series opponents.
Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer powered Kansas City to the ALCS and then fueled the afterparty at McFadden's the best way he knew how -- he picked up the tab at a local Irish Bar.
