Royals ‘core four’ takes one final bow

Eric Hosmer, one of several Royals who will be a free agent following the season, got a standing ovation before his first at-bat Sunday — and then hit a home run to further delight the crowd. He and impending free agents Mike Moustakas, Alcides Escobar and Lorenzo Cain — who are impending free agents — may have played their last game for the Royals.