Royals fight tooth and nail, fall just short in Game 7

They amazed, energized and captivated a community hungry for postseason baseball after a 29-year lapse and, although they couldn’t capture the final prize, the Kansas City Royals made it a battle right to the end. They yielded the World Series championship to the San Francisco Giants, 3-2, in Game 7 on Wednesday night as a hopeful crowd of 40,535 rocked Kauffman Stadium.