Royals to play for American League pennant after sweeping Angels with 8-3 win

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The party started at 6:58 p.m., just as Alex Gordon's three-run double touched down in the outfield and Billy Butler's feet touched the plate. The celebration never stopped, undeterred by the last whimpers of the Los Angeles Angels and the rain soaking the diamond as the Kansas City Royals completed a three-game sweep of an American League Division Series with an 8-3 victory. It was a party three decades in the making, and the behavior was brash and exuberant - and that was before the team celebrated for the third time in 10 days. Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas homered. Lorenzo Cain dazzled in the outfield. Ned Yost pumped his fists in the dugout. How wild did it get?...