Because they made it to the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7 of the World Series in 2014, the Kansas City Royals entered the season with the AL Central's bragging rights. But since they slipped into the postseason as a wild card team, their pennant collection remained only half complete.
That ended on Thursday, as the Royals clubbed the Mariners while the Indians beat the Twins, which knocked Kansas City's magic number down to zero for the Royals' first division title in 30 years.