Who knew? The Chicago Cubs are one of the best odds-on favorites to win the World Series this year, perhaps ending that long drought, the longest in baseball. The Giants, because it's an even year, are contenders as well.
Eric Hosmer's first-inning ground ball produced two runs, and the Royals completed a four-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with a 2-1 victory in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series in Kansas City on Wednesday afternoon.