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Royals knock R.A. Dickey out early, rout Blue Jays, 14-2

Toronto right-hander R.A. Dickey walks off the field after being relieved in the second inning against the Kansas City during Game 4 of the American League Championship Series.

Toronto right-hander R.A. Dickey walks off the field after being relieved in the second inning against the Kansas City during Game 4 of the American League Championship Series.

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Ben Zobrist hit a two-run homer on knuckleballer R.A. Dickey’s fourth pitch of the game, Alex Rios connected an inning later and the Kansas City Royals routed the Toronto Blue Jays, 14-2, Tuesday to move one win from a second straight World Series.

Kansas City moved ahead 3-1 in the best-of-seven AL Championship Series and can win the pennant Wednesday, when Edinson Volquez starts against Toronto’s Marco Estrada in a Game 1 rematch.

Lorenzo Cain scored on a passed ball and Mike Moustakas had a sacrifice fly in an LCS-record four-run top of the first.

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Kansas led 5-2 in the seventh before breaking away.

Blue Jays infielder Cliff Pennington relieved in the ninth inning, becoming the first primarily position player to pitch in the postseason, STATS said.

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