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ash out. new trees will be planted at the the kansas city royals are hoping for a different outcome in toronto this afternoon... last night they lost to the blue jays in game three of the american league championship series. final score... 11 to 8. it was the third time in blue jays history they scored at least ten runs in a post season game. game four gets underway at 3:07. the royals lead the series 2 to one. tonight is game three between the chicago cubs and the new york mets... the cubs return home to wrigley field... after losing two games in new york. the team now faces the task of winning four of the next five games... if they want to keep their world series dreams alive. first pitch is at seven oh seven in fans can cheer the cubs on together... at the home of the iowa cubs. principal park will be showing video board. the park opens at 5-30 p-m. more than three thousand people party for the wild card game. now here's matt lauer with a look at what's coming up next on the today >>> good morning. indecision 2016. the pressure on vice president joe biden intense to make his choice known. do democrats want him in the race? the surprising numbers