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AL Capsules

Royals clinch first division title for 30 years

The Associated Press Kansas City Royals mascot Sluggerrr
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) holds up a sign on the field after the
— Kansas City clinched the Royals clinched the AL Central with
AL Central for its first divi- a 10-4 win over the Seattle Mariners
sion title in 30 years, beat- in a baseball game Thursday, Sept.
ing Seattle 10-4 on Thurs- 24, 2015, in Kansas City, Mo.
day night. Associated Press
Johnny Cueto picked up
his first victory in nearly six
weeks, and the win, cou-
pled with Minnesota’s loss
to Cleveland, ensured the
title.
The Royals have dominat-
ed the division, leading by
as many as 14 games.
It’s the Royals’ first division
title since 1985, when they
won the AL West en route
to their only World Series
championship.
The Kauffman Stadium an-
nounced crowd of 32,244
cheered when the Twins’
final score was shown on
the scoreboard in the top
of the ninth.
Kansas City became the
first team to wrap up a divi-
sion title this year. St. Louis
and Pittsburgh have se-
cured playoff berths in the
NL.
Cueto (3-6) was 0-5 in his
previous six starts. Logan
Kensing (1-1) took the loss.
ORIOLES 5, NATIONALS 4
Jonathan Schoop and
Matt Wieters hit two-run
homers and the Baltimore
Orioles completed a three-
game sweep of the Wash-
ington Nationals with a 5-4
victory Thursday.

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